Bangladesh vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male

Bangladesh
988,851 number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
23.27 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 23.27 million number against 988,851 number in Bangladesh, a difference of 22.28 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 23.5 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 5.36 million number 13.86 million number 8.51 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 5.65 million number 20.04 million number 14.39 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 2.12 million number 21.79 million number 19.67 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male, Bangladesh or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 23.27 million number against 988,851 number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male between Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
22.28 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
12 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
Bangladesh ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 86 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
125 places, 2,252 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of males between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.