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

East Asia & Pacific
10.54 million number
in 2019
Mexico
636,314 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific rank
11th
Mexico rank
11th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male over time

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

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 10.54 million number against 636,314 number in Mexico, a difference of 9.90 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 16.6 times Mexico's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 11th 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 Mexico Difference Ahead
1980s 16.70 million number 428,813 number 16.27 million number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 22.47 million number 490,623 number 21.98 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 15.57 million number 669,693 number 14.90 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 11.89 million number 680,773 number 11.21 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 Mexico?
East Asia & Pacific, at 10.54 million number against 636,314 number in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male between East Asia & Pacific and Mexico?
9.90 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Mexico?
19 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Mexico rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 11th 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.