Greece vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- Greece
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Greece currently reports 93.2% against 79.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 13.7%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Greece ranks 13th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 82 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.4% | 56.4% | 2.9% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 67.1% | 61.2% | 5.9% | Greece |
| 2000s | 72.0% | 69.0% | 2.9% | Greece |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 75.7% | 15.5% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Greece or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Greece, at 93.2% against 79.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Greece and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 13.7%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
- How do Greece and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Greece ranks 13th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th 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.