Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Spain: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
234,014 number
in 2019
Spain
112,474 number
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
34th
Spain rank
34th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Spain
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k198120002019

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 234,014 number against 112,474 number in Spain, a difference of 121,540 number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.1 times Spain's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Spain ranks 34th of 38 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 816,366 number 125,766 number 690,600 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 592,379 number 158,166 number 434,214 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 313,788 number 132,562 number 181,227 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Spain?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 234,014 number against 112,474 number in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Spain?
121,540 number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Spain?
15 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Spain rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Spain ranks 34th 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.