East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Iran: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
47.1%
in 2019
Iran
54.2%
in 2016
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
28th
Iran rank
30th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Iran
020406080197619972019

How they compare

Iran currently reports 54.2% against 47.1% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 7.1%.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1976 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Iran ranks 30th of 39 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Iran Difference Ahead
1970s 75.4% 64.8% 10.6% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1980s 71.4% 67.6% 3.8% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 66.4% 68.5% 2.2% Iran
2000s 54.1% 59.5% 5.4% Iran
2010s 48.9% 56.4% 7.6% Iran

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 (excluding high income) or Iran?
Iran, at 54.2% against 47.1% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2016.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Iran?
7.1%, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Iran?
11 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Iran rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Iran ranks 30th 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. 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
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

Share of the youth illiterate population that is female.