Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Singapore: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 95.5% against 83.8% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 11.7%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Singapore ranks 14th of 38 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.0% | 64.9% | 0.2% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 69.8% | 78.6% | 8.8% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 84.5% | 11.0% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 94.1% | 13.8% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 95.5% against 83.8% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Singapore?
- 11.7%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Singapore?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Singapore rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Singapore ranks 14th of 38 groups.
- 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
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.