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

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Ethiopia 9.11 million 2003
2 Nigeria 8.41 million 2003
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.34 million 2003
4 Sudan 2.85 million 2003
5 Niger 2.24 million 2003
6 Mali 2.01 million 2003
7 Cote d'Ivoire 1.99 million 2003
8 Mozambique 1.95 million 2003
9 Burkina Faso 1.92 million 2003
10 South Africa 1.88 million 2003
11 Tanzania 1.46 million 2003
12 Senegal 1.41 million 2003
13 Uganda 1.32 million 2003
14 Madagascar 1.17 million 2003
15 Ghana 1.07 million 2003
16 Chad 994,000 2003
17 Kenya 880,200 2003
18 Cameroon 837,500 2003
19 Benin 794,300 2003
20 Malawi 768,200 2003
21 Burundi 741,500 2003
22 Rwanda 543,400 2003
23 Central African Republic 392,700 2003
24 Zambia 392,400 2003
25 Mauritania 384,800 2003
26 Eritrea 351,200 2003
27 Togo 334,300 2003
28 Liberia 264,700 2003
29 The Gambia 217,300 2003
30 Zimbabwe 213,400 2003
31 Lesotho 159,700 2003
32 Guinea-Bissau 149,400 2003
33 Botswana 102,900 2003
34 Namibia 80,300 2003
35 Comoros 80,200 2003
36 Mauritius 50,600 2003
37 Swaziland 47,900 2003
38 Djibouti 36,900 2003
39 Cape Verde 18,000 2003
40 Equatorial Guinea 9,100 2003

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

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

  • India ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > men amongst Emerging markets in 2003.
  • 13 of the bottom 66 countries by illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > men are Landlocked.
  • 7 of the bottom 49 countries by illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > men are Sub-Saharan African.
  • 14 of the bottom 123 countries by illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > men are Middle East and North African.
  • 23 of the bottom 132 countries by illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > men are Heavily indebted.
  • 10 of the bottom 133 countries by illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > men are OPEC.
  • 7 of the bottom 35 countries by illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > men are Muslim.
  • 38 of the bottom 75 countries by illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > men are Christian.
  • 8 of the bottom 125 countries by illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > men are Failed states’ .
  • 11 of the bottom 47 countries by illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > men are NATO.
  • 16 of the bottom 89 countries by illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > men are Former Spanish colonies'.
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