What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?

64.05 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?

12 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.

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.

Pakistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female

Pakistan

26.35 million number

in 2017

Sub-Saharan Africa

90.40 million number

in 2019

Pakistan rank

2nd

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

12th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female over time

Pakistan
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 90.40 million number against 26.35 million number in Pakistan, a difference of 64.05 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 3.4 times Pakistan's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Pakistan ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th of 83 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	17.35 million number	61.15 million number	43.80 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	20.91 million number	74.60 million number	53.70 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	24.11 million number	82.50 million number	58.38 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, female, Pakistan or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 90.40 million number against 26.35 million number in Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 64.05 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?: Pakistan ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th 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.