Egypt vs Middle income: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male

Egypt
1.27 million number
in 2017
Middle income
40.48 million number
in 2019
Egypt rank
7th
Middle income rank
3rd

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male over time

  • Egypt
  • Middle income
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M197519972019

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 40.48 million number against 1.27 million number in Egypt, a difference of 39.21 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 32.0 times Egypt's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 7th and Middle income ranks 3rd of 83 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 504,934 number 27.64 million number 27.13 million number Middle income
1980s 684,596 number 38.23 million number 37.55 million number Middle income
1990s 847,132 number 42.71 million number 41.87 million number Middle income
2000s 973,910 number 41.73 million number 40.75 million number Middle income
2010s 1.07 million number 39.09 million number 38.01 million number Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male, Egypt or Middle income?
Middle income, at 40.48 million number against 1.27 million number in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male between Egypt and Middle income?
39.21 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Middle income?
9 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.
How do Egypt and Middle income rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
Egypt ranks 7th and Middle income ranks 3rd of 83 countries.
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.