Bolivia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female

Bolivia
79.9%
in 2015
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
64.5%
in 2019
Bolivia rank
2nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
5th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female over time

  • Bolivia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
020406080197219952019

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 79.9% against 64.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 15.4%.

That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Bolivia has been ahead every year.

Bolivia ranks 2nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 83 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 67.3% 61.6% 5.7% Bolivia
1990s 72.2% 64.2% 8.0% Bolivia
2000s 77.7% 67.0% 10.7% Bolivia
2010s 78.6% 66.6% 12.0% Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female, Bolivia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Bolivia, at 79.9% against 64.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2015.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female between Bolivia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
15.4%, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
9 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2015.
How do Bolivia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female?
Bolivia ranks 2nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female. 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
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,239 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Share of the adult illiterate population (age 25-64) that is female.