Cambodia vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes

Cambodia
300,815 number
in 2015
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1.61 million number
in 2019
Cambodia rank
36th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
33rd

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

  • Cambodia
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 1.61 million number against 300,815 number in Cambodia, a difference of 1.31 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.4 times Cambodia's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Cambodia ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 82 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 243,447 number 3.53 million number 3.29 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 271,832 number 2.92 million number 2.65 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 314,692 number 1.80 million number 1.48 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes, Cambodia or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 1.61 million number against 300,815 number in Cambodia as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes between Cambodia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
1.31 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Cambodia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes?
Cambodia ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 33rd 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.