Spain vs Upper middle income: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- Spain
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Spain currently reports 95.2% against 84.6% in Upper middle income, a difference of 10.6%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 83 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.8% | 42.5% | 36.3% | Spain |
| 1990s | 89.3% | 50.9% | 38.4% | Spain |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 70.1% | 21.9% | Spain |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 79.5% | 14.3% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, Spain or Upper middle income?
- Spain, at 95.2% against 84.6% in Upper middle income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between Spain and Upper middle income?
- 10.6%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Upper middle income?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
- How do Spain and Upper middle income rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- Spain ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 83 countries.
- 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.