Low income vs Singapore: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- Low income
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 78.9% against 27.5% in Low income, a difference of 51.4%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 2.9 times Low income's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 26th and Singapore ranks 26th of 38 groups.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.6% | 28.5% | 9.9% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 41.2% | 18.9% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 72.7% | 45.7% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Low income or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 78.9% against 27.5% in Low income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Low income and Singapore?
- 51.4%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Singapore?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do Low income and Singapore rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Low income ranks 26th and Singapore ranks 26th 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.
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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.