Azerbaijan vs ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes

Azerbaijan
99.2%
in 2023
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
99.8%
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
5th
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank
4th

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
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How they compare

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) currently reports 99.8% against 99.2% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.6%.

Across all 13 years both countries report, ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) has been ahead every year.

Azerbaijan ranks 5th and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 4th of 85 countries.

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) Difference Ahead
1990s 90.3% 96.8% 6.5% ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
2000s 96.8% 98.5% 1.6% ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
2010s 98.3% 99.3% 1.0% ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
2020s 99.2% 99.8% 0.6% ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, Azerbaijan or ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), at 99.8% against 99.2% in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between Azerbaijan and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
0.6%, with ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Azerbaijan and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
Azerbaijan ranks 5th and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 4th of 85 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
286 places, 9,550 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release