Cambodia vs India: Literacy rate, youth female

Cambodia
97.3%
in 2023
India
96.6%
in 2024
Cambodia rank
57th
India rank
59th

Literacy rate, youth female over time

  • Cambodia
  • India
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How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 97.3% against 96.6% in India, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2010 it was India ahead.

Cambodia ranks 57th and India ranks 59th of 105 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia India Difference Ahead
2010s 86.6% 88.1% 1.5% India
2020s 95.4% 95.1% 0.3% Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth female, Cambodia or India?
Cambodia, at 97.3% against 96.6% in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth female between Cambodia and India?
0.7%, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and India?
5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Cambodia and India rank globally for literacy rate, youth female?
Cambodia ranks 57th and India ranks 59th of 105 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Unit
% of females ages 15-24
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
145 places, 2,856 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.