What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between Central Europe and the Baltics and Zambia?

364,164 number, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Zambia?

5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2010.

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.

Central Europe and the Baltics vs Zambia: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female

Central Europe and the Baltics

194,803 number

in 2016

Zambia

558,967 number

in 2018

Central Europe and the Baltics rank

36th

Zambia rank

38th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female over time

Central Europe and the Baltics
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 558,967 number against 194,803 number in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 364,164 number.

That makes Zambia's figure about 2.9 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 38th of 38 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central Europe and the Baltics	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	369,213 number	587,944 number	218,731 number	Zambia
2000s	244,425 number	787,616 number	543,191 number	Zambia
2010s	200,406 number	514,193 number	313,787 number	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, female, Central Europe and the Baltics or Zambia?: Zambia, at 558,967 number against 194,803 number in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2018.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between Central Europe and the Baltics and Zambia?: 364,164 number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Zambia?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2010.
How do Central Europe and the Baltics and Zambia rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 38th of 38 groups.
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.