Low & middle income vs Malta: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- Low & middle income
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 88.2% against 70.8% in Low & middle income, a difference of 17.4%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 19th and Malta ranks 19th of 39 groups.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.0% | 65.0% | 26.9% | Malta |
| 1990s | 45.8% | 72.2% | 26.5% | Malta |
| 2000s | 55.6% | 81.8% | 26.3% | Malta |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 87.0% | 20.1% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, Low & middle income or Malta?
- Malta, at 88.2% against 70.8% in Low & middle income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between Low & middle income and Malta?
- 17.4%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Malta?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2018.
- How do Low & middle income and Malta rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- Low & middle income ranks 19th and Malta ranks 19th 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.
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About this data
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.