Brazil vs Low & middle income: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male

Brazil
1.66 million number
in 2018
Low & middle income
45.37 million number
in 2019
Brazil rank
5th
Low & middle income rank
2nd

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male over time

  • Brazil
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 45.37 million number against 1.66 million number in Brazil, a difference of 43.70 million number.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 27.3 times Brazil's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 83 countries.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 983,620 number 34.29 million number 33.31 million number Low & middle income
2000s 1.50 million number 43.49 million number 41.99 million number Low & middle income
2010s 1.66 million number 43.67 million number 42.00 million number Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male, Brazil or Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 45.37 million number against 1.66 million number in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male between Brazil and Low & middle income?
43.70 million number, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Low & middle income?
16 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Low & middle income rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
Brazil ranks 5th and Low & middle income ranks 2nd 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.