Lower middle income vs Viet Nam: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- Lower middle income
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 85.8% against 50.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 35.0%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.7 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 23rd and Viet Nam ranks 22nd of 39 groups.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.4% | 37.6% | 4.2% | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 36.1% | 54.9% | 18.8% | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 41.2% | 59.6% | 18.4% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 42.3% | 70.6% | 28.3% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 85.8% | 35.9% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, Lower middle income or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 85.8% against 50.8% in Lower middle income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between Lower middle income and Viet Nam?
- 35.0%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Viet Nam?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
- How do Lower middle income and Viet Nam rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- Lower middle income ranks 23rd and Viet Nam ranks 22nd 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.