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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
7.39 million number
in 2019
Türkiye
194,627 number
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
20th
Türkiye rank
19th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Türkiye
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M197519972019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 7.39 million number against 194,627 number in Türkiye, a difference of 7.20 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 38.0 times Türkiye's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Türkiye ranks 19th of 38 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) Türkiye Difference Ahead
1980s 4.10 million number 478,469 number 3.62 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 4.69 million number 471,989 number 4.21 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 5.88 million number 445,059 number 5.43 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 6.57 million number 242,343 number 6.33 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, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Türkiye?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 7.39 million number against 194,627 number in Türkiye as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Türkiye?
7.20 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 Türkiye?
15 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2017.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Türkiye rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Türkiye ranks 19th of 38 groups.
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.