Bolivia vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female

Bolivia
76.7%
in 2015
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
69.6%
in 2019
Bolivia rank
3rd
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
3rd

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

  • Bolivia
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
020406080197619972019

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 76.7% against 69.6% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 7.1%.

That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1976 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.

Bolivia ranks 3rd and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 87 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 2 and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 67.2% 67.9% 0.6% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 70.1% 70.5% 0.3% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 75.0% 70.9% 4.0% Bolivia
2010s 76.1% 69.7% 6.4% Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female, Bolivia or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Bolivia, at 76.7% against 69.6% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2015.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female between Bolivia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
7.1%, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
9 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2015.
How do Bolivia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
Bolivia ranks 3rd and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 3rd 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.