What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between Cameroon and East Asia & Pacific?

23.30 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and East Asia & Pacific?

5 years are reported by both, from 1976 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.

Cameroon vs East Asia & Pacific: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female

Cameroon

1.35 million number

in 2018

East Asia & Pacific

24.64 million number

in 2019

Cameroon rank

27th

East Asia & Pacific rank

24th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female over time

Cameroon
East Asia & Pacific

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 24.64 million number against 1.35 million number in Cameroon, a difference of 23.30 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 18.3 times Cameroon's.

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

Cameroon ranks 27th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 24th of 83 countries.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	East Asia & Pacific	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.13 million number	144.93 million number	143.80 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	1.19 million number	46.90 million number	45.71 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	1.29 million number	30.35 million number	29.05 million number	East Asia & Pacific

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?: East Asia & Pacific, at 24.64 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?: 23.30 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and East Asia & Pacific?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?: Cameroon ranks 27th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 24th 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: 21 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.