What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female between East Asia & Pacific and Rwanda?

1.76 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Rwanda?

6 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Rwanda: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female

East Asia & Pacific

1.90 million number

in 2019

Rwanda

139,717 number

in 2018

East Asia & Pacific rank

25th

Rwanda rank

27th

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

East Asia & Pacific
Rwanda

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 1.90 million number against 139,717 number in Rwanda, a difference of 1.76 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 13.6 times Rwanda's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 25th and Rwanda ranks 27th of 39 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	31.34 million number	274,010 number	31.07 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	4.58 million number	198,902 number	4.38 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	2.45 million number	177,705 number	2.28 million number	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female, East Asia & Pacific or Rwanda?: East Asia & Pacific, at 1.90 million number against 139,717 number in Rwanda as of 2019.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female between East Asia & Pacific and Rwanda?: 1.76 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Rwanda?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Rwanda rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 25th and Rwanda ranks 27th of 39 groups.
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: 04 September 2026

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.