Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Philippines: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 94.1% against 79.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 14.6%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Philippines ranks 11th of 39 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.8% | 45.7% | 10.1% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 62.0% | 83.0% | 21.0% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 84.4% | 16.4% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 92.0% | 16.7% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 94.1% against 79.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2015.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Philippines?
- 14.6%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Philippines?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Philippines rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Philippines ranks 11th of 39 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.
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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.