What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between Brazil and Indonesia?

129,710 number, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?

10 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.

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.

Brazil vs Indonesia: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female

Brazil

2.80 million number

in 2018

Indonesia

2.93 million number

in 2018

Brazil rank

11th

Indonesia rank

10th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female over time

Brazil
Indonesia

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 2.93 million number against 2.80 million number in Brazil, a difference of 129,710 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Indonesia ahead.

Brazil ranks 11th and Indonesia ranks 10th of 83 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	6.92 million number	12.27 million number	5.35 million number	Indonesia
2000s	4.43 million number	5.69 million number	1.27 million number	Indonesia
2010s	3.23 million number	3.53 million number	303,210 number	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, female, Brazil or Indonesia?: Indonesia, at 2.93 million number against 2.80 million number in Brazil as of 2018.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between Brazil and Indonesia?: 129,710 number, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?: Brazil ranks 11th and Indonesia ranks 10th 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: 07 August 2026

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.