Mali vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male

Mali
154,113 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
7.39 million number
in 2019
Mali rank
22nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
20th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male over time

  • Mali
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 7.39 million number against 154,113 number in Mali, a difference of 7.24 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 48.0 times Mali's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 83 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 148,058 number 5.46 million number 5.31 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 144,459 number 5.65 million number 5.51 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 151,594 number 6.60 million number 6.44 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, male, Mali or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 7.39 million number against 154,113 number in Mali as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male between Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
7.24 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
Mali ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th 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.