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Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Education > Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000

DEFINITION: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

CONTENTS

# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Mali 427.03 2003
2 Niger 405.16 2003
3 Burkina Faso 375.81 2003
4 The Gambia 374.48 2003
5 Comoros 339.18 2003
6 Senegal 320.91 2003
7 Mauritania 319.59 2003
8 Guinea-Bissau 306.93 2003
9 Ethiopia 294.68 2003
10 Cote d'Ivoire 288.41 2003
11 Benin 287.14 2003
12 Central African Republic 284.75 2003
13 Mozambique 284.63 2003
14 Liberia 271.52 2003
15 Sudan 262.16 2003
16 Chad 260 2003
17 Burundi 249.44 2003
18 Eritrea 219.03 2003
19 Togo 204.74 2003
20 Malawi 198.91 2003
21 Democratic Republic of the Congo 194.16 2003
22 Madagascar 174.06 2003
23 Nigeria 164.64 2003
24 Djibouti 158.92 2003
25 Ghana 153.96 2003
26 Rwanda 150.5 2003
27 Uganda 145.15 2003
28 Cape Verde 141.77 2003
29 Cameroon 134.98 2003
30 Tanzania 125.24 2003
31 Mauritius 105.49 2003
32 Zambia 105.13 2003
33 Lesotho 101.96 2003
34 Botswana 101.88 2003
35 Swaziland 95.04 2003
36 South Africa 87.92 2003
37 Namibia 84.59 2003
38 Kenya 82.8 2003
39 Equatorial Guinea 70.18 2003
40 Zimbabwe 54.55 2003

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Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Education > Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000

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Interesting observations about Education > Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000

  • Mali has had the highest illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ per 1000 since 1985.
  • Pakistan ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ per 1000 amongst Emerging markets in 2003.
  • Latvia has ranked last for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ per 1000 since 1993.
  • Ethiopia ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ per 1000 amongst Christian countries in 2003.
  • Bangladesh ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ per 1000 amongst Former British colonies in 2003.
  • Niger ranked second for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 2003.
  • Morocco ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ per 1000 amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2003.
  • Iraq ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ per 1000 amongst Religious countries in 2003.
  • Nicaragua ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ per 1000 amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2003.
  • Haiti ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ per 1000 amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2003.
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