Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, female, Greece or Portugal?

Portugal, at 36,598 number against 29,595 number in Greece as of 2018.

What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between Greece and Portugal?

7,003 number, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?

5 years are reported by both, from 1981 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.

Greece vs Portugal: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female

Greece

29,595 number

in 2018

Portugal

36,598 number

in 2018

Greece rank

62nd

Portugal rank

59th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female over time

Greece
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 36,598 number against 29,595 number in Greece, a difference of 7,003 number.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.

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

Greece ranks 62nd and Portugal ranks 59th of 83 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1980s	230,587 number	564,069 number	333,482 number	Portugal
1990s	182,973 number	271,312 number	88,339 number	Portugal
2000s	74,430 number	145,175 number	70,745 number	Portugal
2010s	31,398 number	43,181 number	11,784 number	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, female, Greece or Portugal?: Portugal, at 36,598 number against 29,595 number in Greece as of 2018.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between Greece and Portugal?: 7,003 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?: Greece ranks 62nd and Portugal ranks 59th 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: 07 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.