Guatemala vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female

Guatemala
868,290 number
in 2014
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
8.33 million number
in 2019
Guatemala rank
31st
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
31st

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female over time

  • Guatemala
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
05.0M10.0M15.0M197419962019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 8.33 million number against 868,290 number in Guatemala, a difference of 7.46 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 9.6 times Guatemala's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 83 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 797,903 number 14.79 million number 13.99 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 873,141 number 13.72 million number 12.84 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 940,294 number 10.32 million number 9.38 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, female, Guatemala or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 8.33 million number against 868,290 number in Guatemala as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between Guatemala and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
7.46 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
5 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2014.
How do Guatemala and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?
Guatemala ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st 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

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.