IDA blend vs Viet Nam: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female

IDA blend
26.3%
in 2019
Viet Nam
80.3%
in 2018
IDA blend rank
27th
Viet Nam rank
25th

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time

  • IDA blend
  • Viet Nam
20406080197919992019

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 80.3% against 26.3% in IDA blend, a difference of 54.0%.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 3.1 times IDA blend's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.

IDA blend ranks 27th and Viet Nam ranks 25th of 38 groups.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA blend Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 17.5% 38.1% 20.6% Viet Nam
1990s 20.3% 46.3% 25.9% Viet Nam
2000s 20.6% 59.2% 38.6% Viet Nam
2010s 25.7% 80.3% 54.6% Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, IDA blend or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 80.3% against 26.3% in IDA blend as of 2018.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between IDA blend and Viet Nam?
54.0%, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Viet Nam?
5 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.
How do IDA blend and Viet Nam rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
IDA blend ranks 27th and Viet Nam ranks 25th of 38 groups.
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

IDA blend vs Viet Nam: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/elderly-literacy-rate-population-65-years-female-percent/ida-blend/viet-nam/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/elderly-literacy-rate-population-65-years-female-percent/ida-blend/viet-nam/">IDA blend vs Viet Nam: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,197 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.