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Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Education > Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Nigeria 13.31 million 2003
2 Ethiopia 12.15 million 2003
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.55 million 2003
4 Sudan 5 million 2003
5 Mozambique 3.7 million 2003
6 Tanzania 3.14 million 2003
7 Cote d'Ivoire 2.88 million 2003
8 Burkina Faso 2.88 million 2003
9 Mali 2.78 million 2003
10 Niger 2.71 million 2003
11 Uganda 2.57 million 2003
12 South Africa 2.17 million 2003
13 Ghana 2.06 million 2003
14 Senegal 2.01 million 2003
15 Kenya 1.94 million 2003
16 Madagascar 1.83 million 2003
17 Malawi 1.66 million 2003
18 Cameroon 1.49 million 2003
19 Chad 1.43 million 2003
20 Benin 1.41 million 2003
21 Burundi 1.07 million 2003
22 Rwanda 828,700 2003
23 Zambia 742,800 2003
24 Togo 741,300 2003
25 Central African Republic 696,800 2003
26 Eritrea 628,200 2003
27 Liberia 582,500 2003
28 Mauritania 562,900 2003
29 Zimbabwe 474,700 2003
30 The Gambia 287,600 2003
31 Guinea-Bissau 268,200 2003
32 Comoros 113,300 2003
33 Namibia 87,400 2003
34 Djibouti 85,700 2003
35 Botswana 83,600 2003
36 Mauritius 78,500 2003
37 Swaziland 55,200 2003
38 Cape Verde 48,200 2003
39 Lesotho 35,500 2003
40 Equatorial Guinea 30,800 2003

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Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Education > Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women

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Interesting observations about Education > Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women

  • India has had the highest illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > women since 1980.
  • Barbados has ranked last for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > women since 1980.
  • Pakistan ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > women amongst Muslim countries in 2003.
  • China ranked second for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > women amongst Emerging markets in 2003.
  • Mexico ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > women amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2003.
  • Ethiopia ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > women amongst Christian countries in 2003.
  • Nigeria ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > women amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2003.
  • Brazil ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > women amongst Catholic countries in 2003.
  • Egypt ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > women amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2003.
  • Bangladesh ranked third for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > women amongst Hot countries in 2003.
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