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

Lower middle income
40.2%
in 2019
Portugal
85.1%
in 2018
Lower middle income rank
23rd
Portugal rank
21st

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

  • Lower middle income
  • Portugal
20406080197519972019

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 85.1% against 40.2% in Lower middle income, a difference of 44.9%.

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

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

Lower middle income ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 21st of 39 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 26.1% 39.7% 13.5% Portugal
1990s 27.8% 54.2% 26.4% Portugal
2000s 30.8% 59.2% 28.4% Portugal
2010s 37.7% 80.3% 42.6% Portugal

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 Portugal?
Portugal, at 85.1% 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 Portugal?
44.9%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Portugal?
5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Lower middle income and Portugal rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
Lower middle income ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 21st 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

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.