East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Türkiye: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
7.56 million number
in 2019
Türkiye
194,627 number
in 2017
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
17th
Türkiye rank
19th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Türkiye
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197519972019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 7.56 million number against 194,627 number in Türkiye, a difference of 7.37 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 38.8 times Türkiye's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Türkiye ranks 19th of 38 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Türkiye Difference Ahead
1980s 15.85 million number 522,310 number 15.33 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 19.77 million number 471,989 number 19.30 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 12.28 million number 445,059 number 11.83 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 8.73 million number 242,343 number 8.49 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 Türkiye?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 7.56 million number against 194,627 number in Türkiye as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Türkiye?
7.37 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 Türkiye?
16 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Türkiye rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Türkiye ranks 19th 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.