El Salvador vs MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male

El Salvador
183,689
in 2024
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
93.49 million
in 2024
El Salvador rank
38th
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
35th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male over time

  • El Salvador
  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M198920062024

How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 93.49 million against 183,689 in El Salvador, a difference of 93.31 million.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 509.0 times El Salvador's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 38th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 35th of 59 countries.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 349,405 52.74 million 52.39 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 248,799 73.40 million 73.15 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 204,743 79.14 million 78.94 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 179,380 89.47 million 89.29 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male, El Salvador or MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 93.49 million against 183,689 in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male between El Salvador and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
93.31 million, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
16 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
El Salvador ranks 38th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 35th of 59 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
262 places, 6,933 data points, 1989–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release