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

Lower middle income
63.1%
in 2019
Türkiye
93.2%
in 2017
Lower middle income rank
22nd
Türkiye rank
18th

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

  • Lower middle income
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 93.2% against 63.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 30.1%.

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

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

Lower middle income ranks 22nd and Türkiye ranks 18th of 38 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 41.9% 37.1% 4.9% Lower middle income
1980s 41.8% 43.5% 1.7% Türkiye
1990s 46.0% 55.1% 9.1% Türkiye
2000s 54.6% 78.6% 23.9% Türkiye
2010s 59.1% 90.2% 31.1% Türkiye

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 Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 93.2% against 63.1% in Lower middle income as of 2017.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Lower middle income and Türkiye?
30.1%, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Türkiye?
17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
How do Lower middle income and Türkiye rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
Lower middle income ranks 22nd 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.