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

Cameroon
1.35 million number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
20.68 million number
in 2019
Cameroon rank
27th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
25th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • 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 1.35 million number in Cameroon, a difference of 19.33 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 15.4 times Cameroon's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 27th 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 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.13 million number 131.46 million number 130.33 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 1.19 million number 40.12 million number 38.93 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 1.29 million number 25.34 million number 24.05 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, Cameroon or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 20.68 million number against 1.35 million number in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between Cameroon and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
19.33 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
5 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?
Cameroon ranks 27th 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.