Lower middle income vs Panama: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female

Lower middle income
40.2%
in 2019
Panama
84.9%
in 2018
Lower middle income rank
22nd
Panama rank
22nd

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

  • Lower middle income
  • Panama
20406080197519972019

How they compare

Panama currently reports 84.9% against 40.2% in Lower middle income, a difference of 44.7%.

That makes Panama's figure about 2.1 times Lower middle income's.

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

Lower middle income ranks 22nd and Panama ranks 22nd of 38 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Panama Difference Ahead
1980s 26.4% 69.0% 42.5% Panama
1990s 27.8% 69.5% 41.6% Panama
2000s 31.2% 75.5% 44.4% Panama
2010s 37.8% 82.9% 45.0% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Lower middle income or Panama?
Panama, at 84.9% against 40.2% in Lower middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Lower middle income and Panama?
44.7%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Panama?
5 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do Lower middle income and Panama rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
Lower middle income ranks 22nd and Panama ranks 22nd 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

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.