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Education > Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ Stats: compare key data on Nigeria & South Africa

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  • Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Women > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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STAT Nigeria South Africa HISTORY
Men 8.41 million
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than South Africa 		1.88 million
Ranked 23th.
Men > Per capita 62.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 52% more than South Africa 		41.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.
Men per 1000 63.48
Ranked 41st. 55% more than South Africa 		40.86
Ranked 60th.
Per capita 162.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 83% more than South Africa 		88.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.
Women 13.31 million
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than South Africa 		2.17 million
Ranked 29th.
Women > Per capita 98.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than South Africa 		47.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.
Women per 1000 100.39
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than South Africa 		47.04
Ranked 68th.

SOURCES: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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