Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female over time
- Egypt
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 28.80 million number against 1.08 million number in Egypt, a difference of 27.72 million number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 26.8 times Egypt's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 86 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.16 million number | 19.28 million number | 17.12 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 1.96 million number | 22.69 million number | 20.73 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 1.55 million number | 28.42 million number | 26.87 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 1.07 million number | 29.41 million number | 28.35 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 28.80 million number against 1.08 million number in Egypt as of 2019.
- What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 27.72 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2017.
- How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Egypt ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 86 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of females between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.