ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs India: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
74.0%
in 2024
India
67.0%
in 2023
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
10th
India rank
13th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
  • India
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How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 74.0% against 67.0% in India, a difference of 7.0%.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s figure about 1.1 times India's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 10th and India ranks 13th of 203 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) India Difference Ahead
2000s 73.5% 65.0% 8.5% ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2010s 74.0% 65.0% 9.0% ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2020s 74.0% 65.5% 8.5% ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or India?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 74.0% against 67.0% in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and India?
7.0%, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and India?
5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and India rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 10th and India ranks 13th of 203 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
262 places, 6,930 data points, 1989–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release