Azerbaijan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female

Azerbaijan
68.2%
in 2017
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
63.1%
in 2019
Azerbaijan rank
17th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
17th

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

  • Azerbaijan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
020406080197319962019

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 68.2% against 63.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 5.1%.

That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Azerbaijan has been ahead every year.

Azerbaijan ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th of 87 countries.

Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 79.2% 64.9% 14.3% Azerbaijan
2000s 73.5% 64.6% 8.9% Azerbaijan
2010s 68.6% 65.3% 3.3% Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female, Azerbaijan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Azerbaijan, at 68.2% against 63.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2017.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female between Azerbaijan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
5.1%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Azerbaijan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
Azerbaijan ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th of 87 countries.
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 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,267 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Share of the adult illiterate population (age 15+) that is female.