Peru vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes

Peru
539,001 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
21.17 million number
in 2019
Peru rank
22nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
20th

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

  • Peru
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 21.17 million number against 539,001 number in Peru, a difference of 20.63 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 39.3 times Peru's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Peru ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 82 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 381,492 number 12.96 million number 12.58 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 563,174 number 16.14 million number 15.57 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 523,112 number 19.40 million number 18.88 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (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, Peru or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 21.17 million number against 539,001 number in Peru as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes between Peru and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
20.63 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
11 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Peru and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes?
Peru ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 82 countries.
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.