Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female, Mali or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 133.02 million number against 3.76 million number in Mali as of 2019.

What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female between Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa?

129.26 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa?

7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

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.

Mali vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female

Mali

3.76 million number

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa

133.02 million number

in 2019

Mali rank

16th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

13th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female over time

Mali
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 133.02 million number against 3.76 million number in Mali, a difference of 129.26 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 35.3 times Mali's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th of 87 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.51 million number	93.67 million number	91.16 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	2.83 million number	106.15 million number	103.32 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	3.47 million number	125.54 million number	122.06 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female, Mali or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 133.02 million number against 3.76 million number in Mali as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female between Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 129.26 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?: Mali ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th 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: 04 September 2026

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