Côte d'Ivoire vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male

Côte d'Ivoire
261,729 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
7.40 million number
in 2019
Côte d'Ivoire rank
17th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
18th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 7.40 million number against 261,729 number in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 7.14 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 28.3 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th of 83 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 136,491 number 4.48 million number 4.34 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 204,778 number 5.47 million number 5.27 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 201,423 number 5.68 million number 5.47 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 239,036 number 6.77 million number 6.53 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male, Côte d'Ivoire or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 7.40 million number against 261,729 number in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male between Côte d'Ivoire and Sub-Saharan Africa?
7.14 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Sub-Saharan Africa?
6 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2018.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th 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.