Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female, IDA total or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 67.2% against 61.9% in IDA total as of 2015.

What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female between IDA total and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

5.3%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

6 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.

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.

IDA total vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female

IDA total

61.9%

in 2019

Lao People's Democratic Republic

67.2%

in 2015

IDA total rank

18th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

19th

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

IDA total
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 67.2% against 61.9% in IDA total, a difference of 5.3%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times IDA total's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 18th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 19th of 38 groups.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	61.2%	69.2%	8.0%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	61.7%	68.7%	7.0%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	61.6%	64.6%	3.0%	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female, IDA total or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 67.2% against 61.9% in IDA total as of 2015.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female between IDA total and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 5.3%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
How do IDA total and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female?: IDA total ranks 18th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 19th of 38 groups.
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: 21 August 2026

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