East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
32.14 million number
in 2019
Tanzania, United Republic of
760,646 number
in 2015
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
15th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
18th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 32.14 million number against 760,646 number in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 31.38 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 42.3 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 18th of 38 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1980s 48.02 million number 531,434 number 47.49 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 49.15 million number 676,768 number 48.48 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 35.74 million number 669,611 number 35.07 million number East Asia & Pacific (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, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Tanzania, United Republic of?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 32.14 million number against 760,646 number in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Tanzania, United Republic of?
31.38 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Tanzania, United Republic of?
5 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2015.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 18th of 38 groups.
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.