Burkina Faso vs Latin America & Caribbean: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female

Burkina Faso
276,671 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean
6.19 million number
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
29th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
30th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Latin America & Caribbean
02.0M4.0M6.0M197419962019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 6.19 million number against 276,671 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 5.91 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 22.4 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 30th of 82 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 96,572 number 3.09 million number 3.00 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 176,052 number 4.77 million number 4.59 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 208,638 number 5.86 million number 5.65 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 265,278 number 6.13 million number 5.86 million number Latin America & Caribbean

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?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 6.19 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?
5.91 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Latin America & Caribbean?
9 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 30th 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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Indicator
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,221 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of females over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.