What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between China and IDA & IBRD total?

307.14 million number, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and IDA & IBRD total?

5 years are reported by both, from 1982 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.

China vs IDA & IBRD total: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female

China

9.52 million number

in 2018

IDA & IBRD total

316.66 million number

in 2019

China rank

5th

IDA & IBRD total rank

1st

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female over time

China
IDA & IBRD total

How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 316.66 million number against 9.52 million number in China, a difference of 307.14 million number.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 33.3 times China's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, IDA & IBRD total has been ahead every year.

China ranks 5th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st of 83 countries.

IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	IDA & IBRD total	Difference	Ahead
1980s	110.98 million number	355.70 million number	244.72 million number	IDA & IBRD total
1990s	87.53 million number	359.99 million number	272.46 million number	IDA & IBRD total
2000s	31.12 million number	320.94 million number	289.82 million number	IDA & IBRD total
2010s	13.08 million number	321.18 million number	308.10 million number	IDA & IBRD total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, female, China or IDA & IBRD total?: IDA & IBRD total, at 316.66 million number against 9.52 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between China and IDA & IBRD total?: 307.14 million number, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and IDA & IBRD total?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2018.
How do China and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?: China ranks 5th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st 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.