Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Pakistan: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
55.1%
in 2019
Pakistan
63.8%
in 2017
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
34th
Pakistan rank
35th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Pakistan
0204060197419962019

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 63.8% against 55.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 8.7%.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Pakistan ranks 35th of 39 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Pakistan Difference Ahead
1980s 56.6% 54.0% 2.6% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 55.6% 59.7% 4.0% Pakistan
2000s 55.8% 63.6% 7.9% Pakistan
2010s 54.9% 63.7% 8.7% Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 63.8% against 55.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2017.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Pakistan?
8.7%, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Pakistan?
13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Pakistan rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Pakistan ranks 35th 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

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