Pre-demographic dividend vs Zambia: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female

Pre-demographic dividend
60.7%
in 2019
Zambia
65.4%
in 2018
Pre-demographic dividend rank
26th
Zambia rank
29th

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

  • Pre-demographic dividend
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 65.4% against 60.7% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 4.7%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Pre-demographic dividend ahead.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 29th of 39 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Pre-demographic dividend averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pre-demographic dividend Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 63.1% 62.8% 0.4% Pre-demographic dividend
2000s 62.5% 65.7% 3.2% Zambia
2010s 61.0% 66.5% 5.4% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female, Pre-demographic dividend or Zambia?
Zambia, at 65.4% against 60.7% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2018.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female between Pre-demographic dividend and Zambia?
4.7%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and Zambia?
6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do Pre-demographic dividend and Zambia rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 29th 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.