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

1.75 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

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

6 years are reported by both, from 1990 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 Zambia: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female

East Asia & Pacific

1.90 million number

in 2019

Zambia

151,649 number

in 2018

East Asia & Pacific rank

25th

Zambia rank

25th

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

East Asia & Pacific
Zambia

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 1.90 million number against 151,649 number in Zambia, a difference of 1.75 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 12.6 times Zambia's.

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

East Asia & Pacific ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 25th 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	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.80 million number	318,763 number	9.48 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	3.77 million number	461,712 number	3.30 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	2.23 million number	169,904 number	2.06 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 Zambia?: East Asia & Pacific, at 1.90 million number against 151,649 number in Zambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female between East Asia & Pacific and Zambia?: 1.75 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Zambia?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Zambia rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 25th 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.