Iran vs Upper middle income: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes

Iran
2.91 million number
in 2016
Upper middle income
44.82 million number
in 2019
Iran rank
9th
Upper middle income rank
9th

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

  • Iran
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 44.82 million number against 2.91 million number in Iran, a difference of 41.91 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 15.4 times Iran's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 82 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 960,836 number 45.90 million number 44.94 million number Upper middle income
1980s 1.23 million number 63.58 million number 62.36 million number Upper middle income
1990s 1.74 million number 66.33 million number 64.59 million number Upper middle income
2000s 2.48 million number 59.41 million number 56.93 million number Upper middle income
2010s 2.79 million number 46.72 million number 43.93 million number Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes, Iran or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 44.82 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 Iran and Upper middle income?
41.91 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Upper middle income?
11 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
How do Iran and Upper middle income rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes?
Iran ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 9th 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.