Burkina Faso vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male

Burkina Faso
150,599 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
4.86 million number
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
23rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
26th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 4.86 million number against 150,599 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 4.71 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 32.3 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 83 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 82,015 number 1.88 million number 1.79 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 120,582 number 3.23 million number 3.11 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 124,785 number 4.02 million number 3.89 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 146,592 number 4.51 million number 4.37 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male, Burkina Faso or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 4.86 million number against 150,599 number in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male between Burkina Faso and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
4.71 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
9 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,212 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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