Mali vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male

Mali
1.63 million number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
56.79 million number
in 2019
Mali rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
15th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male over time

  • Mali
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
020.0M40.0M60.0M197619972019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 56.79 million number against 1.63 million number in Mali, a difference of 55.15 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 34.8 times Mali's.

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

Mali ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 15th 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 1.08 million number 35.60 million number 34.51 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 1.36 million number 42.16 million number 40.80 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 1.49 million number 51.60 million number 50.11 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, male, Mali or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 56.79 million number against 1.63 million number in Mali as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, male between Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
55.15 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 illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?
Mali ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of males from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.