Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Türkiye: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
85.5%
in 2019
Türkiye
85.4%
in 2017
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
1st
Türkiye rank
3rd

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Türkiye
020406080197519972019

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 85.5% against 85.4% in Türkiye, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 1st and Türkiye ranks 3rd of 38 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Türkiye Difference Ahead
1980s 83.6% 68.6% 15.1% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 83.1% 70.6% 12.5% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 80.5% 78.3% 2.3% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 83.0% 82.8% 0.1% 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, % female, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Türkiye?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 85.5% against 85.4% in Türkiye as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Türkiye?
0.1%, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Türkiye?
15 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2017.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Türkiye rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 1st 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.