Singapore vs World: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male over time
- Singapore
- World
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 95.5% against 83.4% in World, a difference of 12.1%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times World's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Singapore ranks 14th and World ranks 1st of 83 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.6% | 63.0% | 15.6% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 84.5% | 73.0% | 11.5% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 80.6% | 13.5% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Singapore or World?
- Singapore, at 95.5% against 83.4% in World as of 2018.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Singapore and World?
- 12.1%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and World?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do Singapore and World rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Singapore ranks 14th and World ranks 1st 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.