Malta vs World: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- Malta
- World
How they compare
Malta currently reports 89.7% against 71.7% in World, a difference of 18.0%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times World's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 17th and World ranks 15th of 82 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.7% | 46.2% | 18.4% | Malta |
| 1990s | 71.3% | 51.0% | 20.4% | Malta |
| 2000s | 80.9% | 57.2% | 23.8% | Malta |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 68.2% | 19.5% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Malta or World?
- Malta, at 89.7% against 71.7% in World as of 2018.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Malta and World?
- 18.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and World?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2018.
- How do Malta and World rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Malta ranks 17th and World ranks 15th 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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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.