IDA & IBRD total vs Singapore: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes

IDA & IBRD total
68.5%
in 2016
Singapore
86.4%
in 2018
IDA & IBRD total rank
21st
Singapore rank
21st

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time

  • IDA & IBRD total
  • Singapore
020406080197619972018

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 86.4% against 68.5% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 17.9%.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.3 times IDA & IBRD total's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

IDA & IBRD total ranks 21st and Singapore ranks 21st of 39 groups.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, IDA & IBRD total or Singapore?
Singapore, at 86.4% against 68.5% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2018.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between IDA & IBRD total and Singapore?
17.9%, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Singapore?
5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2016.
How do IDA & IBRD total and Singapore rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
IDA & IBRD total ranks 21st and Singapore ranks 21st of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

IDA & IBRD total vs Singapore: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/elderly-literacy-rate-population-65-years-both-sexes-percent/ida-and-ibrd-total/singapore/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/elderly-literacy-rate-population-65-years-both-sexes-percent/ida-and-ibrd-total/singapore/">IDA & IBRD total vs Singapore: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,190 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Percentage of the population age 65 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 65 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.