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

Ecuador
312,616 number
in 2017
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1.61 million number
in 2019
Ecuador rank
35th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
33rd

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

  • Ecuador
  • 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 312,616 number in Ecuador, a difference of 1.30 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.2 times Ecuador's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 35th 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 Ecuador Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 152,790 number 4.85 million number 4.69 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 220,430 number 2.98 million number 2.76 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 261,719 number 1.83 million number 1.56 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, Ecuador or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 1.61 million number against 312,616 number in Ecuador as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes between Ecuador and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
1.30 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
13 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Ecuador and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes?
Ecuador ranks 35th 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.