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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
63.6%
in 2019
Sao Tome and Principe
73.5%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
11th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
10th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Sao Tome and Principe
020406080197219952019

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 73.5% against 63.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 9.9%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 10th of 39 groups.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 62.8% 69.8% 7.0% Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 63.9% 73.3% 9.4% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 65.7% 71.3% 5.6% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 65.4% 74.0% 8.6% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 73.5% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sao Tome and Principe?
9.9%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sao Tome and Principe?
6 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 10th 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.