Benin vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female

Benin
210,482 number
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1.38 million number
in 2019
Benin rank
36th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
34th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female over time

  • Benin
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 1.38 million number against 210,482 number in Benin, a difference of 1.17 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.5 times Benin's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th 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 Benin Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 111,935 number 3.89 million number 3.77 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 142,026 number 2.67 million number 2.53 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 196,474 number 1.47 million number 1.28 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, female, Benin or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 1.38 million number against 210,482 number in Benin as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female between Benin and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
1.17 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
5 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.
How do Benin and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Benin ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 82 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,221 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of females over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.