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

Iran
124,089 number
in 2016
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
614,551 number
in 2019
Iran rank
28th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
31st

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

  • Iran
  • 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 124,089 number in Iran, a difference of 490,462 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.0 times Iran's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 28th 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 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.90 million number 4.10 million number 2.20 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 1.53 million number 3.71 million number 2.18 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 807,155 number 2.78 million number 1.97 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 276,993 number 1.47 million number 1.19 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 155,042 number 859,684 number 704,642 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, Iran or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 614,551 number against 124,089 number in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female between Iran and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
490,462 number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
11 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
How do Iran and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
Iran ranks 28th 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.