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

Egypt
3.45 million number
in 2017
Lower middle income
80.82 million number
in 2019
Egypt rank
8th
Lower middle income rank
6th

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

  • Egypt
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 80.82 million number against 3.45 million number in Egypt, a difference of 77.37 million number.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 23.4 times Egypt's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 6th of 82 countries.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 1.46 million number 32.25 million number 30.79 million number Lower middle income
1980s 1.89 million number 42.42 million number 40.53 million number Lower middle income
1990s 2.44 million number 53.09 million number 50.65 million number Lower middle income
2000s 2.85 million number 64.66 million number 61.81 million number Lower middle income
2010s 2.93 million number 71.51 million number 68.58 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, Egypt or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 80.82 million number against 3.45 million number in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes between Egypt and Lower middle income?
77.37 million number, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lower middle income?
9 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.
How do Egypt and Lower middle income rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 8th 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
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.