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)
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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

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