Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 85.1% against 49.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 35.7%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 83 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.2% | 41.4% | 42.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 47.4% | 38.4% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sri Lanka, at 85.1% against 49.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 35.7%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd 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.