Côte d'Ivoire vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male

Côte d'Ivoire
933,782 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
23.27 million number
in 2019
Côte d'Ivoire rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th

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

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M198520022019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 23.27 million number against 933,782 number in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 22.33 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 24.9 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 404,490 number 12.86 million number 12.45 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 702,477 number 17.19 million number 16.49 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 476,938 number 18.51 million number 18.04 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 926,832 number 21.60 million number 20.68 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, Côte d'Ivoire or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 23.27 million number against 933,782 number in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2019.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male between Côte d'Ivoire and Sub-Saharan Africa?
22.33 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Sub-Saharan Africa?
6 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2018.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 6th 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.