Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Türkiye: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 70.4% against 25.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 44.9%.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 2.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and Türkiye ranks 35th of 39 groups.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.1% | 16.4% | 2.3% | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 14.1% | 21.0% | 7.0% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 38.3% | 19.7% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 65.2% | 42.2% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 70.4% against 25.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2017.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Türkiye?
- 44.9%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Türkiye?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2017.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Türkiye rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and Türkiye ranks 35th 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
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.