Cambodia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female

Cambodia
241,423 number
in 2015
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
6.00 million number
in 2019
Cambodia rank
33rd
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
32nd

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female over time

  • Cambodia
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
02.0M4.0M6.0M197419962019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 6.00 million number against 241,423 number in Cambodia, a difference of 5.76 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 24.8 times Cambodia's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Cambodia ranks 33rd 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 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 179,667 number 4.80 million number 4.62 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 215,788 number 5.76 million number 5.54 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 251,637 number 5.96 million number 5.71 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, Cambodia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 6.00 million number against 241,423 number in Cambodia as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female between Cambodia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
5.76 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Cambodia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Cambodia ranks 33rd 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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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.