Greece vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male

Greece
97.7%
in 2018
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
83.7%
in 2019
Greece rank
9th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
12th

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

  • Greece
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 97.7% against 83.7% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 14.0%.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 9th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th of 83 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1980s 88.0% 64.5% 23.6% Greece
1990s 88.6% 69.3% 19.3% Greece
2000s 86.3% 75.5% 10.9% Greece
2010s 97.2% 80.6% 16.6% Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Greece or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Greece, at 97.7% against 83.7% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Greece and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
14.0%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
8 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Greece and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
Greece ranks 9th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th 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.