Macao vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female

Macao
72.1%
in 2016
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
25.2%
in 2019
Macao rank
34th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
33rd

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

  • Macao
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
020406080197119952019

How they compare

Macao currently reports 72.1% against 25.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 46.9%.

That makes Macao's figure about 2.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Macao ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 82 countries.

Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macao Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 41.9% 5.3% 36.6% Macao
2000s 41.9% 10.9% 31.0% Macao
2010s 65.9% 20.5% 45.4% Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Macao or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Macao, at 72.1% against 25.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2016.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Macao and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
46.9%, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.
How do Macao and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
Macao ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 82 countries.
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.