Benin vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male

Benin
132,476 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
3.72 million number
in 2019
Benin rank
28th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
31st

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male over time

  • Benin
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M197419962019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 3.72 million number against 132,476 number in Benin, a difference of 3.59 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 28.1 times Benin's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 28th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 83 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 66,716 number 2.21 million number 2.14 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 73,161 number 2.77 million number 2.70 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 87,548 number 3.51 million number 3.43 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 123,422 number 3.70 million number 3.58 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male, Benin or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 3.72 million number against 132,476 number in Benin as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male between Benin and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
3.59 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
6 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Benin and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
Benin ranks 28th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 83 countries.
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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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

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