South Africa vs Upper middle income: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female

South Africa
1.74 million number
in 2017
Upper middle income
30.03 million number
in 2019
South Africa rank
22nd
Upper middle income rank
20th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female over time

  • South Africa
  • Upper middle income
050.0M100.0M150.0M197619972019

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 30.03 million number against 1.74 million number in South Africa, a difference of 28.28 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 17.2 times South Africa's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 83 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 1.46 million number 158.72 million number 157.26 million number Upper middle income
1990s 1.80 million number 112.43 million number 110.63 million number Upper middle income
2000s 1.11 million number 45.47 million number 44.36 million number Upper middle income
2010s 961,334 number 37.69 million number 36.73 million number Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, female, South Africa or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 30.03 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 South Africa and Upper middle income?
28.28 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Upper middle income?
10 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
How do South Africa and Upper middle income rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?
South Africa ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 20th 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.