Egypt vs Iran: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- Egypt
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 24.9% against 21.2% in Egypt, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 66th and Iran ranks 64th of 82 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Iran in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 3.5% | 1.2% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 9.2% | 7.4% | 1.8% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 10.5% | 1.2% | Iran |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 15.2% | 4.3% | Iran |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 21.6% | 4.9% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Egypt or Iran?
- Iran, at 24.9% against 21.2% in Egypt as of 2016.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Egypt and Iran?
- 3.7%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2013.
- How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Egypt ranks 66th and Iran ranks 64th of 82 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of females 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 female literates aged 65 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.