Benin vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female

Benin
1.56 million number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
20.68 million number
in 2019
Benin rank
23rd
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
25th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female over time

  • Benin
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
050.0M100.0M150.0M197619972019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 20.68 million number against 1.56 million number in Benin, a difference of 19.12 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 13.3 times Benin's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 23rd and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th of 83 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 606,062 number 136.00 million number 135.40 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 779,967 number 102.34 million number 101.56 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 1.09 million number 41.55 million number 40.47 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 1.47 million number 26.03 million number 24.56 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, female, Benin or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 20.68 million number against 1.56 million number in Benin as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between Benin and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
19.12 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
6 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Benin and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?
Benin ranks 23rd and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,240 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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