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

East Asia & Pacific
24.64 million number
in 2019
Viet Nam
1.45 million number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific rank
24th
Viet Nam rank
24th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Viet Nam
050.0M100.0M150.0M197619972019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 24.64 million number against 1.45 million number in Viet Nam, a difference of 23.19 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 17.0 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 24th and Viet Nam ranks 24th of 38 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 148.88 million number 1.74 million number 147.14 million number East Asia & Pacific
1980s 118.11 million number 1.59 million number 116.52 million number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 62.05 million number 1.64 million number 60.41 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 44.93 million number 1.67 million number 43.26 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 26.57 million number 1.45 million number 25.12 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 Viet Nam?
East Asia & Pacific, at 24.64 million number against 1.45 million number in Viet Nam as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between East Asia & Pacific and Viet Nam?
23.19 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Viet Nam?
6 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Viet Nam rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 24th and Viet Nam ranks 24th 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

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.