Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Viet Nam: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
13.77 million number
in 2019
Viet Nam
834,804 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
20th
Viet Nam rank
16th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Viet Nam
05.0M10.0M15.0M197919992019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 13.77 million number against 834,804 number in Viet Nam, a difference of 12.94 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 16.5 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Viet Nam ranks 16th of 39 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 6.97 million number 1.43 million number 5.54 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 9.03 million number 1.64 million number 7.39 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 10.00 million number 1.34 million number 8.66 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 13.47 million number 834,804 number 12.63 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, female, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Viet Nam?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 13.77 million number against 834,804 number in Viet Nam as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Viet Nam?
12.94 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Viet Nam?
5 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Viet Nam rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Viet Nam ranks 16th of 39 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.