IDA total vs Iran: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes

IDA total
37.64 million number
in 2019
Iran
2.91 million number
in 2016
IDA total rank
11th
Iran rank
9th

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

  • IDA total
  • Iran
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M197619972019

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 37.64 million number against 2.91 million number in Iran, a difference of 34.73 million number.

That makes IDA total's figure about 12.9 times Iran's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 11th and Iran ranks 9th of 37 groups.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Iran Difference Ahead
1980s 18.31 million number 1.23 million number 17.08 million number IDA total
1990s 22.28 million number 1.74 million number 20.54 million number IDA total
2000s 28.98 million number 2.48 million number 26.50 million number IDA total
2010s 34.50 million number 2.79 million number 31.71 million number IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes, IDA total or Iran?
IDA total, at 37.64 million number against 2.91 million number in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes between IDA total and Iran?
34.73 million number, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Iran?
10 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2016.
How do IDA total and Iran rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes?
IDA total ranks 11th and Iran ranks 9th of 37 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.