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

East Asia & Pacific
24.64 million number
in 2019
South Africa
1.74 million number
in 2017
East Asia & Pacific rank
25th
South Africa rank
22nd

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • South Africa
050.0M100.0M150.0M197619972019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 24.64 million number against 1.74 million number in South Africa, a difference of 22.90 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 14.1 times South Africa's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 22nd of 39 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 150.84 million number 1.46 million number 149.38 million number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 102.29 million number 1.80 million number 100.49 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 36.84 million number 1.11 million number 35.73 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 32.39 million number 961,334 number 31.43 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, East Asia & Pacific or South Africa?
East Asia & Pacific, at 24.64 million number against 1.74 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between East Asia & Pacific and South Africa?
22.90 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and South Africa?
10 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
How do East Asia & Pacific and South Africa rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 22nd of 39 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

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.