Morocco vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female

Morocco
1.09 million number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
13.80 million number
in 2019
Morocco rank
14th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
17th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female over time

  • Morocco
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 13.80 million number against 1.09 million number in Morocco, a difference of 12.71 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 12.6 times Morocco's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th of 82 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 652,401 number 8.10 million number 7.44 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 972,178 number 10.53 million number 9.56 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 985,332 number 12.17 million number 11.19 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female, Morocco or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 13.80 million number against 1.09 million number in Morocco as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female between Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
12.71 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
7 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Morocco ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th of 82 countries.
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.