Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Rwanda: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
63.4%
in 2019
Rwanda
71.2%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
29th
Rwanda rank
29th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Rwanda
020406080197219952019

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 71.2% against 63.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 7.8%.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Rwanda ranks 29th of 38 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 59.9% 59.4% 0.5% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 60.2% 62.8% 2.6% Rwanda
2010s 62.4% 70.0% 7.6% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 71.2% against 63.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Rwanda?
7.8%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Rwanda?
6 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Rwanda rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Rwanda ranks 29th 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.