Middle income vs Spain: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male

Middle income
80.4%
in 2019
Spain
97.1%
in 2018
Middle income rank
14th
Spain rank
11th

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

  • Middle income
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 97.1% against 80.4% in Middle income, a difference of 16.7%.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Middle income's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Middle income ranks 14th and Spain ranks 11th of 37 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 50.2% 88.4% 38.2% Spain
1990s 57.9% 94.3% 36.4% Spain
2000s 70.7% 95.0% 24.3% Spain
2010s 76.5% 96.4% 19.9% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Middle income or Spain?
Spain, at 97.1% against 80.4% in Middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Middle income and Spain?
16.7%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Spain?
16 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Middle income and Spain rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
Middle income ranks 14th and Spain ranks 11th of 37 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.