ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) vs Sao Tome and Principe: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
85.3%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
63.2%
in 2019
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank
44th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
47th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) currently reports 85.3% against 63.2% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 22.1%.
That makes ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)'s figure about 1.3 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) has been ahead every year.
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 44th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 47th of 201 groups.
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.6% | 24.4% | 33.2% | ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) |
| 1990s | 63.5% | 30.5% | 33.0% | ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) |
| 2000s | 69.8% | 40.4% | 29.4% | ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 56.4% | 23.5% | ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) or Sao Tome and Principe?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), at 85.3% against 63.2% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 22.1%, with ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
- How do ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 44th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 47th of 201 groups.
- 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