Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Sri Lanka: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
8.42 million number
in 2019
Sri Lanka
327,358 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
26th
Sri Lanka rank
25th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Sri Lanka
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M197119952019

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 8.42 million number against 327,358 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 8.09 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 25.7 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 25th of 39 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 3.19 million number 143,861 number 3.04 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 6.50 million number 240,467 number 6.26 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 7.70 million number 291,396 number 7.41 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Sri Lanka?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 8.42 million number against 327,358 number in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Sri Lanka?
8.09 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Sri Lanka?
8 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Sri Lanka rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 25th 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.