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)
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
February 2026 Data Release