Jordan vs Middle income: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female

Jordan
85.6%
in 2018
Middle income
65.8%
in 2019
Jordan rank
20th
Middle income rank
18th

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

  • Jordan
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 85.6% against 65.8% in Middle income, a difference of 19.8%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.3 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Middle income ahead.

Jordan ranks 20th and Middle income ranks 18th of 82 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 5.4% 30.9% 25.5% Middle income
2000s 21.2% 48.9% 27.7% Middle income
2010s 57.2% 59.3% 2.1% Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Jordan or Middle income?
Jordan, at 85.6% against 65.8% in Middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Jordan and Middle income?
19.8%, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Middle income?
8 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Jordan and Middle income rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
Jordan ranks 20th and Middle income ranks 18th 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

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.