Brazil vs Lower middle income: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes

Brazil
4.01 million number
in 2018
Lower middle income
80.82 million number
in 2019
Brazil rank
6th
Lower middle income rank
6th

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

  • Brazil
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 80.82 million number against 4.01 million number in Brazil, a difference of 76.81 million number.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 20.1 times Brazil's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 6th and Lower middle income ranks 6th of 82 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 2.50 million number 36.00 million number 33.50 million number Lower middle income
2000s 3.73 million number 64.33 million number 60.59 million number Lower middle income
2010s 4.03 million number 72.88 million number 68.85 million number Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes, Brazil or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 80.82 million number against 4.01 million number in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes between Brazil and Lower middle income?
76.81 million number, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Lower middle income?
16 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Lower middle income rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes?
Brazil ranks 6th and Lower middle income ranks 6th 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
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Total number of adults over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.