Egypt vs Lower middle income: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female

Egypt
2.19 million number
in 2017
Lower middle income
52.74 million number
in 2019
Egypt rank
8th
Lower middle income rank
6th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female over time

  • Egypt
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 52.74 million number against 2.19 million number in Egypt, a difference of 50.56 million number.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 24.1 times Egypt's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 6th of 82 countries.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 956,213 number 19.11 million number 18.15 million number Lower middle income
1980s 1.21 million number 25.31 million number 24.10 million number Lower middle income
1990s 1.59 million number 32.46 million number 30.87 million number Lower middle income
2000s 1.88 million number 41.38 million number 39.50 million number Lower middle income
2010s 1.86 million number 46.03 million number 44.17 million number Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female, Egypt or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 52.74 million number against 2.19 million number in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female between Egypt and Lower middle income?
50.56 million number, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lower middle income?
9 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.
How do Egypt and Lower middle income rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Egypt ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 6th 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.