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

Lower middle income
40.2%
in 2019
Viet Nam
80.3%
in 2018
Lower middle income rank
23rd
Viet Nam rank
25th

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

  • Lower middle income
  • Viet Nam
20406080197519972019

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 80.3% against 40.2% in Lower middle income, a difference of 40.1%.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 2.0 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 23rd and Viet Nam ranks 25th of 39 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 26.1% 24.7% 1.5% Lower middle income
1980s 27.8% 38.1% 10.4% Viet Nam
1990s 31.1% 46.3% 15.2% Viet Nam
2000s 31.9% 59.2% 27.3% Viet Nam
2010s 39.5% 80.3% 40.9% Viet Nam

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 Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 80.3% 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 Viet Nam?
40.1%, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Viet Nam?
6 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Lower middle income and Viet Nam rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
Lower middle income ranks 23rd and Viet Nam ranks 25th 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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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.