Latin America & Caribbean vs Mali: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female

Latin America & Caribbean
6.19 million number
in 2019
Mali
249,336 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean rank
29th
Mali rank
32nd

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Mali
02.0M4.0M6.0M197419962019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 6.19 million number against 249,336 number in Mali, a difference of 5.94 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 24.8 times Mali's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th and Mali ranks 32nd of 38 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 3.21 million number 107,238 number 3.10 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 5.01 million number 187,068 number 4.82 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 5.87 million number 200,612 number 5.67 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 6.17 million number 234,896 number 5.94 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female, Latin America & Caribbean or Mali?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 6.19 million number against 249,336 number in Mali as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female between Latin America & Caribbean and Mali?
5.94 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Mali?
7 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Mali rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th and Mali ranks 32nd of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,221 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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