ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) vs Palestine: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
89.0%
in 2024
Palestine
81.7%
in 2024
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank
30th
Palestine rank
31st
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
- Palestine
How they compare
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) currently reports 89.0% against 81.7% in Palestine, a difference of 7.3%.
That makes ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)'s figure about 1.1 times Palestine's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) has been ahead every year.
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 30th and Palestine ranks 31st of 201 groups.
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.5% | 29.1% | 29.4% | ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 41.2% | 25.4% | ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 59.6% | 19.6% | ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 77.5% | 10.0% | ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) or Palestine?
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), at 89.0% against 81.7% in Palestine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Palestine?
- 7.3%, with ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Palestine?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Palestine rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 30th and Palestine ranks 31st 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