Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female, IDA blend or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 67.4% against 62.8% in IDA blend as of 2015.

What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female between IDA blend and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

4.6%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

6 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.

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.

IDA blend vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female

IDA blend

62.8%

in 2019

Lao People's Democratic Republic

67.4%

in 2015

IDA blend rank

21st

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

20th

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

IDA blend
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 67.4% against 62.8% in IDA blend, a difference of 4.6%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times IDA blend's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

IDA blend ranks 21st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 20th of 39 groups.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA blend	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	62.1%	67.0%	4.9%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	62.5%	67.5%	5.0%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	62.2%	64.4%	2.2%	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female, IDA blend or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 67.4% against 62.8% in IDA blend as of 2015.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female between IDA blend and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 4.6%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
How do IDA blend and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?: IDA blend ranks 21st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 20th of 39 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 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 126 places, 2,267 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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