GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs India: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
80.7%
in 2024
India
46.1%
in 2024
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
64th
India rank
62nd

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

  • GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • India
20406080197419992024

How they compare

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 80.7% against 46.1% in India, a difference of 34.6%.

That makes GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 1.8 times India's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 64th and India ranks 62nd of 201 groups.

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 India Difference Ahead
1980s 45.1% 21.4% 23.7% GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
1990s 56.1% 27.3% 28.8% GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
2000s 60.8% 35.4% 25.4% GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
2010s 69.1% 40.4% 28.7% GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s 79.0% 46.1% 32.9% GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, 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: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 or India?
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 80.7% against 46.1% in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and India?
34.6%, with GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and India?
14 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and India rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 64th and India ranks 62nd 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