Argentina vs Upper middle income: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male

Argentina
98.1%
in 2018
Upper middle income
90.5%
in 2019
Argentina rank
8th
Upper middle income rank
8th

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

  • Argentina
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 98.1% against 90.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 7.6%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 83 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 88.1% 54.9% 33.2% Argentina
1990s 92.4% 65.1% 27.3% Argentina
2000s 96.6% 79.8% 16.8% Argentina
2010s 98.2% 86.9% 11.3% Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Argentina or Upper middle income?
Argentina, at 98.1% against 90.5% in Upper middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Argentina and Upper middle income?
7.6%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Upper middle income?
13 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do Argentina and Upper middle income rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
Argentina ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,187 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Percentage of males 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 male literates aged 65 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.