Malta vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male

Malta
86.4%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
51.8%
in 2019
Malta rank
29th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
28th

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

  • Malta
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
20406080197219952019

How they compare

Malta currently reports 86.4% against 51.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 34.6%.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Malta ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 28th 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 (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1980s 65.3% 25.0% 40.4% Malta
1990s 73.5% 29.7% 43.8% Malta
2000s 83.1% 37.5% 45.6% Malta
2010s 86.1% 47.6% 38.5% 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
Malta, at 86.4% against 51.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2018.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
34.6%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
5 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2018.
How do Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
Malta ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 28th 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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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.