China vs Middle income: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male

China
5.26 million number
in 2018
Middle income
40.48 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
Middle income rank
3rd

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male over time

  • China
  • Middle income
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M197519972019

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 40.48 million number against 5.26 million number in China, a difference of 35.22 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 7.7 times China's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 3rd of 83 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 12.98 million number 34.02 million number 21.04 million number Middle income
1990s 16.95 million number 40.88 million number 23.93 million number Middle income
2000s 9.99 million number 37.84 million number 27.85 million number Middle income
2010s 6.31 million number 39.36 million number 33.05 million number Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male, China or Middle income?
Middle income, at 40.48 million number against 5.26 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male between China and Middle income?
35.22 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle income?
5 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2018.
How do China and Middle income rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
China ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 3rd 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.