ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) vs Sao Tome and Principe: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
85.2%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
63.2%
in 2019
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank
45th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
47th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) currently reports 85.2% against 63.2% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 22.0%.
That makes ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)'s figure about 1.3 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) has been ahead every year.
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 45th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 47th of 201 groups.
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.7% | 24.4% | 33.4% | ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) |
| 1990s | 63.7% | 30.5% | 33.1% | ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) |
| 2000s | 70.0% | 40.4% | 29.6% | ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 56.4% | 23.6% | ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) or Sao Tome and Principe?
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), at 85.2% 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 ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 22.0%, with ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
- How do ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 45th 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