ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) vs Sierra Leone: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
71.5%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
5.8%
in 2019
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank
88th
Sierra Leone rank
85th

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) currently reports 71.5% against 5.8% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 65.7%.

That makes ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)'s figure about 12.3 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 88th and Sierra Leone ranks 85th of 201 groups.

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 54.0% 13.8% 40.3% ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
2010s 68.1% 12.6% 55.5% ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) or Sierra Leone?
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), at 71.5% against 5.8% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) and Sierra Leone?
65.7%, with ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) and Sierra Leone?
6 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) and Sierra Leone rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 88th and Sierra Leone ranks 85th 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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Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
286 places, 9,550 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release