Indonesia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female

Indonesia
69.2%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
63.6%
in 2019
Indonesia rank
14th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
11th

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

  • Indonesia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
020406080197219952019

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 69.2% against 63.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 5.6%.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 87 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 65.7% 62.7% 3.1% Indonesia
1990s 67.6% 63.8% 3.7% Indonesia
2000s 69.9% 66.1% 3.8% Indonesia
2010s 68.9% 65.4% 3.5% Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female, Indonesia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Indonesia, at 69.2% against 63.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female between Indonesia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
5.6%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
11 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do Indonesia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
Indonesia ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th 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.