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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
64.5%
in 2019
Palestine
77.9%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
5th
Palestine rank
3rd

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

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

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 77.9% against 64.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 13.4%.

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

Across all 14 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Palestine ranks 3rd of 39 groups.

Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Palestine Difference Ahead
1990s 65.9% 76.8% 10.9% Palestine
2000s 67.6% 80.5% 13.0% Palestine
2010s 66.2% 79.8% 13.5% Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Palestine?
Palestine, at 77.9% against 64.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Palestine?
13.4%, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Palestine?
14 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Palestine rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, % female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Palestine ranks 3rd of 39 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

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