Cambodia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female

Cambodia
116,047 number
in 2015
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
614,551 number
in 2019
Cambodia rank
29th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
31st

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female over time

  • Cambodia
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 614,551 number against 116,047 number in Cambodia, a difference of 498,504 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.3 times Cambodia's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Cambodia ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 86 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 296,511 number 2.31 million number 2.01 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 255,839 number 1.38 million number 1.12 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 132,796 number 793,168 number 660,372 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female, Cambodia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 614,551 number against 116,047 number in Cambodia as of 2019.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female between Cambodia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
498,504 number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Cambodia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
Cambodia ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 86 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
125 places, 2,250 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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