Brazil vs Middle income: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female

Brazil
2.35 million number
in 2018
Middle income
85.17 million number
in 2019
Brazil rank
6th
Middle income rank
3rd

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female over time

  • Brazil
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 85.17 million number against 2.35 million number in Brazil, a difference of 82.82 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 36.3 times Brazil's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 6th and Middle income ranks 3rd of 82 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 1.51 million number 57.73 million number 56.21 million number Middle income
2000s 2.23 million number 81.07 million number 78.84 million number Middle income
2010s 2.37 million number 80.66 million number 78.29 million number Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female, Brazil or Middle income?
Middle income, at 85.17 million number against 2.35 million number in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female between Brazil and Middle income?
82.82 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Middle income?
16 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Middle income rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Brazil ranks 6th and Middle income ranks 3rd 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.