Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Spain: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 93.7% against 79.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 14.2%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Spain ranks 12th of 39 groups.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.4% | 72.2% | 15.8% | Spain |
| 1990s | 61.2% | 85.8% | 24.6% | Spain |
| 2000s | 69.5% | 89.6% | 20.1% | Spain |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 91.9% | 16.8% | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 93.7% 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Spain?
- 14.2%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Spain?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Spain rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Spain ranks 12th 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.