Middle income vs Pakistan: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female

Middle income
85.17 million number
in 2019
Pakistan
3.91 million number
in 2017
Middle income rank
3rd
Pakistan rank
3rd

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female over time

  • Middle income
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 85.17 million number against 3.91 million number in Pakistan, a difference of 81.26 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 21.8 times Pakistan's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

Middle income ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 38 groups.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Pakistan Difference Ahead
1980s 59.40 million number 1.30 million number 58.10 million number Middle income
1990s 71.62 million number 2.27 million number 69.35 million number Middle income
2000s 82.53 million number 3.02 million number 79.51 million number Middle income
2010s 79.82 million number 3.56 million number 76.25 million number Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female, Middle income or Pakistan?
Middle income, at 85.17 million number against 3.91 million number in Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female between Middle income and Pakistan?
81.26 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Pakistan?
13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
How do Middle income and Pakistan rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Middle income ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 3rd 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.