GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 vs Rwanda: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes

GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
79.7%
in 2024
Rwanda
42.0%
in 2022
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank
65th
Rwanda rank
64th

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

  • GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 currently reports 79.7% against 42.0% in Rwanda, a difference of 37.7%.

That makes GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024's figure about 1.9 times Rwanda's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 65th and Rwanda ranks 64th of 201 groups.

GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 76.5% 4.1% 72.4% GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
1990s 76.2% 12.8% 63.3% GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
2000s 81.0% 20.2% 60.9% GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
2010s 75.5% 25.9% 49.6% GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
2020s 77.5% 42.9% 34.6% GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 or Rwanda?
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, at 79.7% against 42.0% in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 and Rwanda?
37.7%, with GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 and Rwanda?
8 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
How do GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 and Rwanda rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 65th and Rwanda ranks 64th 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

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