Greece vs World: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- Greece
- World
How they compare
Greece currently reports 93.2% against 71.7% in World, a difference of 21.5%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.3 times World's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 13th and World ranks 15th of 82 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.1% | 49.9% | 17.3% | Greece |
| 2000s | 72.0% | 59.6% | 12.4% | Greece |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 68.2% | 23.0% | 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 World?
- Greece, at 93.2% against 71.7% in World as of 2018.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Greece and World?
- 21.5%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and World?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
- How do Greece and World rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Greece ranks 13th and World ranks 15th 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.