East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
24.58 million number
in 2019
Iran, Islamic Republic of
1.66 million number
in 2016
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
13th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
9th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 24.58 million number against 1.66 million number in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 22.92 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 14.8 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 9th of 39 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 25.95 million number 530,009 number 25.42 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 36.02 million number 659,855 number 35.36 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 38.85 million number 936,826 number 37.91 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 34.35 million number 1.39 million number 32.96 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 26.36 million number 1.58 million number 24.77 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 24.58 million number against 1.66 million number in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
22.92 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
11 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 9th of 39 groups.
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.