East Asia & Pacific vs Türkiye: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female

East Asia & Pacific
75.0%
in 2019
Türkiye
85.4%
in 2017
East Asia & Pacific rank
6th
Türkiye rank
3rd

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

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Türkiye
020406080197519972019

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 85.4% against 75.0% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 10.4%.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1980 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 6th and Türkiye ranks 3rd of 38 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Türkiye Difference Ahead
1980s 67.5% 66.5% 1.0% East Asia & Pacific
1990s 67.1% 70.6% 3.5% Türkiye
2000s 73.0% 78.3% 5.2% Türkiye
2010s 74.2% 82.8% 8.6% Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female, East Asia & Pacific or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 85.4% against 75.0% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2017.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female between East Asia & Pacific and Türkiye?
10.4%, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Türkiye?
16 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Türkiye rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 6th and Türkiye ranks 3rd of 38 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

Share of the elderly illiterate population that is female.