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

Cameroon
69.8%
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
61.7%
in 2019
Cameroon rank
34th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
32nd

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female over time

  • Cameroon
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0204060197419962019

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 69.8% against 61.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 8.1%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Cameroon ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 82 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 57.5% 60.4% 2.9% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 64.5% 61.6% 2.9% Cameroon
2010s 68.0% 61.3% 6.7% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female, Cameroon or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Cameroon, at 69.8% against 61.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female between Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
8.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
5 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female?
Cameroon ranks 34th 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. 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
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,196 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Share of the elderly illiterate population that is female.