Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male

Ethiopia
3.08 million number
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
23.27 million number
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
7th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M198520022019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 23.27 million number against 3.08 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 20.19 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 7.6 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th of 86 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 Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 3.14 million number 15.23 million number 12.09 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 2.95 million number 19.55 million number 16.60 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 3.08 million number 22.30 million number 19.22 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 23.27 million number against 3.08 million number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
20.19 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
5 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
Ethiopia ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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
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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.