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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
51.8%
in 2019
Suriname
86.2%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
28th
Suriname rank
30th

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

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

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 86.2% against 51.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 34.4%.

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

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 28th and Suriname ranks 30th of 38 groups.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 42.3% 76.5% 34.2% Suriname
2010s 46.0% 82.4% 36.4% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Suriname?
Suriname, at 86.2% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Suriname?
34.4%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Suriname?
5 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Suriname rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 28th and Suriname ranks 30th 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.