East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
7.56 million number
in 2019
Tanzania, United Republic of
222,565 number
in 2015
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
17th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
18th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197619972019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 7.56 million number against 222,565 number in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 7.34 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 34.0 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 18th of 38 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1980s 14.12 million number 202,249 number 13.92 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 13.52 million number 219,508 number 13.30 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 8.87 million number 181,491 number 8.69 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Tanzania, United Republic of?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 7.56 million number against 222,565 number in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Tanzania, United Republic of?
7.34 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Tanzania, United Republic of?
5 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2015.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 18th 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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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.