China (People’s Republic of) vs Middle income: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female

China (People’s Republic of)
18.20 million number
in 2018
Middle income
85.17 million number
in 2019
China (People’s Republic of) rank
2nd
Middle income rank
3rd

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Middle income
20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197519972019

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 85.17 million number against 18.20 million number in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 66.96 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 4.7 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 3rd of 82 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 26.31 million number 61.09 million number 34.78 million number Middle income
1990s 32.52 million number 72.97 million number 40.45 million number Middle income
2000s 26.70 million number 76.10 million number 49.39 million number Middle income
2010s 19.88 million number 81.21 million number 61.33 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, China (People’s Republic of) or Middle income?
Middle income, at 85.17 million number against 18.20 million number in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female between China (People’s Republic of) and Middle income?
66.96 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Middle income?
5 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2018.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Middle income rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd 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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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.