Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Tanzania: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
23.26 million number
in 2019
Tanzania
652,463 number
in 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
9th
Tanzania rank
11th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Tanzania
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M198520022019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 23.26 million number against 652,463 number in Tanzania, a difference of 22.61 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 35.7 times Tanzania's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Tanzania ranks 11th of 39 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Tanzania Difference Ahead
1980s 12.85 million number 320,508 number 12.53 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 17.96 million number 684,284 number 17.27 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 21.40 million number 763,164 number 20.64 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, male, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Tanzania?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 23.26 million number against 652,463 number in Tanzania as of 2019.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania?
22.61 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania?
5 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2015.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Tanzania ranks 11th of 39 groups.
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.