Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female, Arab World or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 70.7% against 64.1% in Arab World as of 2015.

What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female between Arab World and Tanzania, United Republic of?

6.6%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Tanzania, United Republic of?

5 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female

Arab World

64.1%

in 2019

Tanzania, United Republic of

70.7%

in 2015

Arab World rank

26th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

30th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female over time

Arab World
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 70.7% against 64.1% in Arab World, a difference of 6.6%.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Arab World's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 26th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 30th of 37 groups.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	60.8%	61.9%	1.1%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	62.5%	67.6%	5.1%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	63.6%	73.3%	9.7%	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female, Arab World or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 70.7% against 64.1% in Arab World as of 2015.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female between Arab World and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 6.6%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2015.
How do Arab World and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female?: Arab World ranks 26th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 30th of 37 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female. 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, % female
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 2,196 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Share of the elderly illiterate population that is female.