Cambodia vs Latin America & Caribbean: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female

Cambodia
116,047 number
in 2015
Latin America & Caribbean
647,720 number
in 2019
Cambodia rank
29th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
29th

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

  • Cambodia
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 647,720 number against 116,047 number in Cambodia, a difference of 531,673 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 5.6 times Cambodia's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Cambodia ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th of 86 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1990s 296,511 number 2.37 million number 2.07 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 255,839 number 1.41 million number 1.15 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 132,796 number 824,230 number 691,434 number Latin America & Caribbean

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?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 647,720 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?
531,673 number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Latin America & Caribbean?
6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Cambodia and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
Cambodia ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th 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.