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

Chile
90.6%
in 2017
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
52.1%
in 2019
Chile rank
24th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
27th

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

  • Chile
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
20406080100197219952019

How they compare

Chile currently reports 90.6% against 52.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 38.5%.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 24th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 83 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 75.8% 26.1% 49.7% Chile
1990s 81.3% 29.0% 52.3% Chile
2000s 87.7% 39.2% 48.5% Chile
2010s 90.1% 46.9% 43.2% Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Chile or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Chile, at 90.6% against 52.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2017.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Chile and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
38.5%, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
10 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2017.
How do Chile and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
Chile ranks 24th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th 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.