informative vs illuminating

informative and illuminating both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
informative	No	Yes	No	No
illuminating	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, informative and illuminating are synonyms defined as:

informative and illuminating: tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance

Other synonyms of informative include enlightening.

informative (adjective)	illuminating (adjective)
providing or conveying information	tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
serving to instruct or enlighten or inform