Cambodia vs Latin America & Caribbean: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes

Cambodia
1.50 million number
in 2015
Latin America & Caribbean
16.48 million number
in 2019
Cambodia rank
29th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
29th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes over time

  • Cambodia
  • Latin America & Caribbean
010.0M20.0M30.0M197419962019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 16.48 million number against 1.50 million number in Cambodia, a difference of 14.98 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 11.0 times Cambodia's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Cambodia ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th of 83 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1990s 1.36 million number 25.54 million number 24.18 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 1.41 million number 22.73 million number 21.32 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 1.57 million number 19.09 million number 17.52 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes, Cambodia or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 16.48 million number against 1.50 million number in Cambodia as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes between Cambodia and Latin America & Caribbean?
14.98 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Latin America & Caribbean?
6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Cambodia and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes?
Cambodia ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cambodia vs Latin America & Caribbean: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/illiterate-population-25-64-years-both-sexes-number/cambodia/latin-america-and-caribbean/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/illiterate-population-25-64-years-both-sexes-number/cambodia/latin-america-and-caribbean/">Cambodia vs Latin America & Caribbean: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,239 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of adults from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.