East Asia & Pacific vs Nigeria: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female

East Asia & Pacific
31.68 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
2.33 million number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific rank
10th
Nigeria rank
7th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Nigeria
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M197619972019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 31.68 million number against 2.33 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 29.34 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 13.6 times Nigeria's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 38 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 43.17 million number 1.36 million number 41.81 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 42.30 million number 1.73 million number 40.57 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 32.12 million number 2.33 million number 29.79 million number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female, East Asia & Pacific or Nigeria?
East Asia & Pacific, at 31.68 million number against 2.33 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female between East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?
29.34 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?
5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 38 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
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Total number of females over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.