Brazil vs ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
Brazil
83.2%
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
89.9%
in 2024
Brazil rank
29th
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
29th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- Brazil
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
How they compare
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 89.9% against 83.2% in Brazil, a difference of 6.7%.
That makes ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 29th and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 29th of 85 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.2% | 36.5% | 9.7% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 66.8% | 0.6% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 81.1% | 6.4% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 88.6% | 6.2% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, Brazil or ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 89.9% against 83.2% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between Brazil and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- 6.7%, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- Brazil ranks 29th and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 29th 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release