ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs Palestine: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
89.9%
in 2024
Palestine
81.7%
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
29th
Palestine rank
31st
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Palestine
How they compare
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 89.9% against 81.7% in Palestine, a difference of 8.2%.
That makes ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s figure about 1.1 times Palestine's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has been ahead every year.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 29th and Palestine ranks 31st of 201 groups.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.0% | 29.1% | 34.0% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 2000s | 70.2% | 41.2% | 29.0% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 59.6% | 21.5% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 77.5% | 11.0% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or Palestine?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 89.9% against 81.7% in Palestine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Palestine?
- 8.2%, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Palestine?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Palestine rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 29th 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