Lower middle income vs Portugal: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male

Lower middle income
63.1%
in 2019
Portugal
92.7%
in 2018
Lower middle income rank
22nd
Portugal rank
20th

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

  • Lower middle income
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 92.7% against 63.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 29.6%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.5 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 22nd and Portugal ranks 20th of 38 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 41.9% 56.4% 14.4% Portugal
1990s 46.0% 70.7% 24.7% Portugal
2000s 53.1% 75.5% 22.5% Portugal
2010s 60.0% 90.1% 30.1% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Lower middle income or Portugal?
Portugal, at 92.7% against 63.1% in Lower middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Lower middle income and Portugal?
29.6%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Portugal?
5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Lower middle income and Portugal rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
Lower middle income ranks 22nd and Portugal ranks 20th 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.