Algeria vs Upper middle income: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes

Algeria
1.79 million number
in 2018
Upper middle income
44.82 million number
in 2019
Algeria rank
10th
Upper middle income rank
9th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes over time

  • Algeria
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 44.82 million number against 1.79 million number in Algeria, a difference of 43.04 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 25.1 times Algeria's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 82 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 710,399 number 64.38 million number 63.67 million number Upper middle income
2000s 1.39 million number 58.48 million number 57.10 million number Upper middle income
2010s 1.79 million number 45.32 million number 43.54 million number Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes, Algeria or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 44.82 million number against 1.79 million number in Algeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes between Algeria and Upper middle income?
43.04 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Upper middle income?
5 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2018.
How do Algeria and Upper middle income rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes?
Algeria ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 82 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,196 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of adults over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.