Morocco vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female

Morocco
4.74 million number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
133.02 million number
in 2019
Morocco rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
13th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female over time

  • Morocco
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 133.02 million number against 4.74 million number in Morocco, a difference of 128.28 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 28.1 times Morocco's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th of 87 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 6.02 million number 88.67 million number 82.65 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 6.53 million number 115.60 million number 109.07 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 4.96 million number 125.01 million number 120.05 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female, Morocco or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 133.02 million number against 4.74 million number in Morocco as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female between Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
128.28 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
7 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
Morocco ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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
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Total number of females over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.