Burkina Faso vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female over time
- Burkina Faso
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 6.00 million number against 276,671 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 5.72 million number.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 21.7 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 82 countries.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96,572 number | 2.94 million number | 2.85 million number | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 176,052 number | 4.57 million number | 4.39 million number | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 208,638 number | 5.66 million number | 5.45 million number | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 265,278 number | 5.93 million number | 5.66 million number | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female, Burkina Faso or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 6.00 million number against 276,671 number in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
- What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female between Burkina Faso and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 5.72 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
- How do Burkina Faso and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 82 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of females over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.