Cape Verde vs ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
Cape Verde
49.2%
in 2024
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
83.4%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
59th
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) rank
61st
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- Cape Verde
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
How they compare
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) currently reports 83.4% against 49.2% in Cape Verde, a difference of 34.2%.
That makes ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)'s figure about 1.7 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 59th and ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 61st of 85 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.8% | 14.8% | 12.0% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 37.4% | 1.3% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 55.6% | 20.6% | ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 83.4% | 34.2% | ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, Cape Verde or ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), at 83.4% against 49.2% in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between Cape Verde and ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- 34.2%, with ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- Cape Verde ranks 59th and ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 61st 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