Guatemala vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes

Guatemala
354,530 number
in 2014
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
9.72 million number
in 2019
Guatemala rank
33rd
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
31st

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

  • Guatemala
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 9.72 million number against 354,530 number in Guatemala, a difference of 9.36 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 27.4 times Guatemala's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 33rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 82 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 216,213 number 7.48 million number 7.27 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 297,046 number 9.04 million number 8.74 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 372,566 number 9.56 million number 9.18 million number Latin America & Caribbean (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, Guatemala or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 9.72 million number against 354,530 number in Guatemala as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes between Guatemala and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
9.36 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
5 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2014.
How do Guatemala and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes?
Guatemala ranks 33rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st 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.