East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Nepal: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
7.56 million number
in 2019
Nepal
429,157 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
16th
Nepal rank
15th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Nepal
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197619972019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 7.56 million number against 429,157 number in Nepal, a difference of 7.13 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 17.6 times Nepal's.

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

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th and Nepal ranks 15th of 38 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Nepal Difference Ahead
1980s 14.80 million number 184,188 number 14.61 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 15.42 million number 218,937 number 15.21 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 13.25 million number 291,704 number 12.96 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 8.50 million number 432,684 number 8.07 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Nepal?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 7.56 million number against 429,157 number in Nepal as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nepal?
7.13 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nepal?
5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nepal rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th and Nepal ranks 15th 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.