Low & middle income vs Mozambique: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female

Low & middle income
62.9%
in 2019
Mozambique
67.0%
in 2017
Low & middle income rank
19th
Mozambique rank
22nd

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

  • Low & middle income
  • Mozambique
0204060197519972019

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 67.0% against 62.9% in Low & middle income, a difference of 4.1%.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Low & middle income ahead.

Low & middle income ranks 19th and Mozambique ranks 22nd of 39 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Mozambique Difference Ahead
1980s 63.0% 62.5% 0.5% Low & middle income
1990s 63.1% 66.0% 2.9% Mozambique
2000s 64.2% 69.0% 4.8% Mozambique
2010s 63.1% 67.8% 4.7% Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female, Low & middle income or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 67.0% against 62.9% in Low & middle income as of 2017.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female between Low & middle income and Mozambique?
4.1%, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Mozambique?
6 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
How do Low & middle income and Mozambique rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
Low & middle income ranks 19th and Mozambique ranks 22nd 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.