Low & middle income vs Türkiye: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male

Low & middle income
79.0%
in 2019
Türkiye
93.2%
in 2017
Low & middle income rank
16th
Türkiye rank
18th

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

  • Low & middle income
  • Türkiye
020406080100197519972019

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 93.2% against 79.0% in Low & middle income, a difference of 14.2%.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.2 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Low & middle income ahead.

Low & middle income ranks 16th and Türkiye ranks 18th of 38 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 49.4% 37.1% 12.3% Low & middle income
1980s 48.9% 43.5% 5.4% Low & middle income
1990s 51.3% 55.1% 3.8% Türkiye
2000s 69.2% 78.6% 9.4% Türkiye
2010s 74.9% 90.2% 15.3% Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Low & middle income or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 93.2% against 79.0% in Low & middle income as of 2017.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Low & middle income and Türkiye?
14.2%, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Türkiye?
17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
How do Low & middle income and Türkiye rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
Low & middle income ranks 16th and Türkiye ranks 18th 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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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.