East Asia & Pacific vs Indonesia: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male

East Asia & Pacific
10.54 million number
in 2019
Indonesia
1.09 million number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific rank
11th
Indonesia rank
9th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Indonesia
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197619972019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 10.54 million number against 1.09 million number in Indonesia, a difference of 9.44 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 9.6 times Indonesia's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and Indonesia ranks 9th of 37 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Indonesia Difference Ahead
1980s 16.70 million number 1.32 million number 15.38 million number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 22.47 million number 1.54 million number 20.93 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 15.07 million number 1.19 million number 13.88 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 11.70 million number 1.18 million number 10.51 million number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male, East Asia & Pacific or Indonesia?
East Asia & Pacific, at 10.54 million number against 1.09 million number in Indonesia as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male between East Asia & Pacific and Indonesia?
9.44 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Indonesia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Indonesia rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and Indonesia ranks 9th of 37 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.