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

East Asia & Pacific
31.68 million number
in 2019
Thailand
1.09 million number
in 2015
East Asia & Pacific rank
10th
Thailand rank
13th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female over time

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

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 31.68 million number against 1.09 million number in Thailand, a difference of 30.58 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 29.0 times Thailand's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Thailand ranks 13th 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 Thailand Difference Ahead
1980s 34.96 million number 771,410 number 34.19 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 44.27 million number 940,878 number 43.33 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 35.18 million number 795,127 number 34.39 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 Thailand?
East Asia & Pacific, at 31.68 million number against 1.09 million number in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female between East Asia & Pacific and Thailand?
30.58 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Thailand?
6 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Thailand rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Thailand ranks 13th 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
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.