Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Peru: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
3.72 million number
in 2019
Peru
113,399 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
31st
Peru rank
33rd

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Peru
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 3.72 million number against 113,399 number in Peru, a difference of 3.61 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 32.8 times Peru's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Peru ranks 33rd of 38 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 2.84 million number 105,535 number 2.74 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 3.55 million number 142,649 number 3.41 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 3.72 million number 109,842 number 3.61 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Peru?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 3.72 million number against 113,399 number in Peru as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Peru?
3.61 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Peru?
11 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Peru rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Peru ranks 33rd 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.