Brazil vs Indonesia: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female

Brazil
2.35 million number
in 2018
Indonesia
2.95 million number
in 2018
Brazil rank
6th
Indonesia rank
5th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female over time

  • Brazil
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 2.95 million number against 2.35 million number in Brazil, a difference of 605,750 number.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Indonesia ahead.

Brazil ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 5th of 82 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Indonesia Difference Ahead
1980s 1.51 million number 2.40 million number 886,140 number Indonesia
2000s 2.27 million number 3.23 million number 963,295 number Indonesia
2010s 2.38 million number 3.00 million number 624,358 number Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female, Brazil or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 2.95 million number against 2.35 million number in Brazil as of 2018.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female between Brazil and Indonesia?
605,750 number, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
10 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Brazil ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 5th 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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About this data

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.