Jordan vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes

Jordan
75.6%
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
86.7%
in 2024
Jordan rank
44th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
41st

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

  • Jordan
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 86.7% against 75.6% in Jordan, a difference of 11.1%.

That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1979 it was WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.

Jordan ranks 44th 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 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1970s 17.2% 38.3% 21.2% WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2000s 44.3% 64.6% 20.3% WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 71.0% 76.3% 5.3% WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2020s 80.7% 86.4% 5.7% 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, Jordan or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 86.7% against 75.6% in Jordan as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between Jordan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
11.1%, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
10 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Jordan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
Jordan ranks 44th 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