Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Mali: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
9.72 million number
in 2019
Mali
403,449 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
31st
Mali rank
30th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Mali
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 9.72 million number against 403,449 number in Mali, a difference of 9.32 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 24.1 times Mali's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Mali ranks 30th of 38 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 5.05 million number 195,215 number 4.85 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 7.85 million number 335,126 number 7.51 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 9.18 million number 345,071 number 8.84 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 9.73 million number 386,490 number 9.35 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Mali?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 9.72 million number against 403,449 number in Mali as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Mali?
9.32 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Mali?
7 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Mali rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Mali ranks 30th of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,196 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of adults over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.