India vs Middle income: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male
India
15.41 million number
in 2018
Middle income
40.48 million number
in 2019
India rank
1st
Middle income rank
3rd
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male over time
- India
- Middle income
How they compare
Middle income currently reports 40.48 million number against 15.41 million number in India, a difference of 25.07 million number.
That makes Middle income's figure about 2.6 times India's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.
India ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 3rd of 83 countries.
Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.54 million number | 32.94 million number | 24.39 million number | Middle income |
| 1990s | 10.03 million number | 37.33 million number | 27.29 million number | Middle income |
| 2000s | 11.99 million number | 40.11 million number | 28.12 million number | Middle income |
| 2010s | 14.29 million number | 39.44 million number | 25.15 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, India or Middle income?
- Middle income, at 40.48 million number against 15.41 million number in India as of 2019.
- What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male between India and Middle income?
- 25.07 million number, with Middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle income?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
- How do India and Middle income rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
- India ranks 1st 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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About this data
Total number of males over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.