Laos vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female

Laos
62.6%
in 2015
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
59.2%
in 2019
Laos rank
6th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
3rd

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

  • Laos
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0204060197219952019

How they compare

Laos currently reports 62.6% against 59.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 3.4%.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Laos ranks 6th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 86 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 62.5% 66.7% 4.1% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 64.6% 65.9% 1.3% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 60.7% 61.8% 1.1% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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, Laos or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Laos, at 62.6% against 59.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2015.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female between Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
3.4%, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
6 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
How do Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
Laos ranks 6th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 3rd 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. 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.