China vs Early-demographic dividend: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes

China
23.46 million number
in 2018
Early-demographic dividend
88.79 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
Early-demographic dividend rank
5th

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

  • China
  • Early-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 88.79 million number against 23.46 million number in China, a difference of 65.33 million number.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 3.8 times China's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 82 countries.

Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1980s 39.30 million number 42.93 million number 3.63 million number Early-demographic dividend
1990s 49.47 million number 50.61 million number 1.14 million number Early-demographic dividend
2000s 36.69 million number 63.27 million number 26.58 million number Early-demographic dividend
2010s 26.19 million number 81.00 million number 54.81 million number Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes, China or Early-demographic dividend?
Early-demographic dividend, at 88.79 million number against 23.46 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes between China and Early-demographic dividend?
65.33 million number, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Early-demographic dividend?
5 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2018.
How do China and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes?
China ranks 2nd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th 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.