Algeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female

Algeria
3.62 million number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
132.97 million number
in 2019
Algeria rank
18th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
15th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female over time

  • Algeria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
050.0M100.0M150.0M198520022019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 132.97 million number against 3.62 million number in Algeria, a difference of 129.35 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 36.7 times Algeria's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 87 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 Algeria Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 4.20 million number 78.07 million number 73.86 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 4.21 million number 110.22 million number 106.00 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 3.62 million number 130.76 million number 127.14 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female, Algeria or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 132.97 million number against 3.62 million number in Algeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female between Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
129.35 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
5 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2018.
How do Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
Algeria ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,268 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of females over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.