Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male, Arab World or Chad?

Arab World, at 4.46 million number against 147,488 number in Chad as of 2019.

What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male between Arab World and Chad?

4.31 million number, with Arab World ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Chad?

5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Chad: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male

Arab World

4.46 million number

in 2019

Chad

147,488 number

in 2016

Arab World rank

28th

Chad rank

25th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male over time

Arab World
Chad

How they compare

Arab World currently reports 4.46 million number against 147,488 number in Chad, a difference of 4.31 million number.

That makes Arab World's figure about 30.2 times Chad's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Arab World has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 28th and Chad ranks 25th of 38 groups.

Arab World has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Chad	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.92 million number	91,154 number	2.83 million number	Arab World
2000s	3.28 million number	105,007 number	3.18 million number	Arab World
2010s	3.97 million number	141,782 number	3.83 million number	Arab World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male, Arab World or Chad?: Arab World, at 4.46 million number against 147,488 number in Chad as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male between Arab World and Chad?: 4.31 million number, with Arab World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Chad?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
How do Arab World and Chad rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?: Arab World ranks 28th and Chad ranks 25th of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 121 places, 2,212 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of males over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.