Jordan vs Middle income: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male

Jordan
96.5%
in 2018
Middle income
80.4%
in 2019
Jordan rank
13th
Middle income rank
14th

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

  • Jordan
  • Middle income
20406080100197519972019

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 96.5% against 80.4% in Middle income, a difference of 16.1%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.2 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Middle income ahead.

Jordan ranks 13th and Middle income ranks 14th of 83 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 27.9% 50.3% 22.4% Middle income
2000s 65.6% 69.7% 4.1% Middle income
2010s 85.8% 76.0% 9.8% Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Jordan or Middle income?
Jordan, at 96.5% against 80.4% in Middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Jordan and Middle income?
16.1%, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Middle income?
8 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Jordan and Middle income rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
Jordan ranks 13th and Middle income ranks 14th 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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About this data

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.