Cambodia vs Upper middle income: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes

Cambodia
249,100 number
in 2015
Upper middle income
5.90 million number
in 2019
Cambodia rank
27th
Upper middle income rank
24th

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes over time

  • Cambodia
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 5.90 million number against 249,100 number in Cambodia, a difference of 5.65 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 23.7 times Cambodia's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Cambodia ranks 27th and Upper middle income ranks 24th of 86 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 477,661 number 10.79 million number 10.31 million number Upper middle income
2000s 434,378 number 7.02 million number 6.59 million number Upper middle income
2010s 281,258 number 4.82 million number 4.54 million number Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes, Cambodia or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 5.90 million number against 249,100 number in Cambodia as of 2019.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes between Cambodia and Upper middle income?
5.65 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Upper middle income?
6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Cambodia and Upper middle income rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
Cambodia ranks 27th and Upper middle income ranks 24th of 86 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
125 places, 2,250 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of youth between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.