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

Mozambique
435,883 number
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
13.80 million number
in 2019
Mozambique rank
19th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
18th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female over time

  • Mozambique
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
05.0M10.0M15.0M198019992019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 13.80 million number against 435,883 number in Mozambique, a difference of 13.37 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 31.7 times Mozambique's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th 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 Mozambique Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 305,112 number 8.70 million number 8.40 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 375,683 number 10.36 million number 9.98 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 441,276 number 12.83 million number 12.39 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, Mozambique or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 13.80 million number against 435,883 number in Mozambique as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female between Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
13.37 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
5 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2017.
How do Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Mozambique ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th 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
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Total number of females over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.