Indonesia vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
Indonesia
77.9%
in 2020
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
86.7%
in 2024
Indonesia rank
40th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
41st
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- Indonesia
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 86.7% against 77.9% in Indonesia, a difference of 8.8%.
That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1980 it was WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Indonesia ranks 40th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 41st of 85 countries.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.6% | 38.4% | 8.8% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 35.0% | 48.1% | 13.1% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 61.7% | 67.1% | 5.4% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 77.5% | 8.8% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 84.1% | 6.2% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, Indonesia or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 86.7% against 77.9% in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between Indonesia and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 8.8%, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Indonesia and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- Indonesia ranks 40th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 41st of 85 countries.
- 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