Cambodia vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female
Cambodia
63.5%
in 2021
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
95.3%
in 2024
Cambodia rank
66th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
63rd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time
- Cambodia
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 95.3% against 63.5% in Cambodia, a difference of 31.8%.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.5 times Cambodia's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Cambodia ranks 66th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 63rd of 88 countries.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.0% | 86.0% | 30.9% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 64.6% | 90.3% | 25.8% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 73.8% | 93.4% | 19.7% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 94.7% | 24.8% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, Cambodia or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 95.3% against 63.5% in Cambodia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between Cambodia and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 31.8%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
- How do Cambodia and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Cambodia ranks 66th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 63rd of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release