Malta vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male over time
- Malta
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Malta currently reports 86.4% against 52.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 34.3%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 83 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.3% | 25.1% | 40.3% | Malta |
| 1990s | 73.5% | 29.8% | 43.7% | Malta |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 37.8% | 45.3% | Malta |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 47.9% | 38.3% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Malta or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Malta, at 86.4% against 52.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 34.3%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2018.
- How do Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Malta ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th 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
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.