Samoa vs UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
Samoa
90.2%
in 2019
UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States
97.8%
in 2024
Samoa rank
16th
UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States rank
13th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- Samoa
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States
How they compare
UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States currently reports 97.8% against 90.2% in Samoa, a difference of 7.6%.
That makes UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 16th and UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States ranks 13th of 85 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.5% | 83.7% | 9.8% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 96.2% | 1.2% | UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, Samoa or UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States, at 97.8% against 90.2% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between Samoa and UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
- 7.6%, with UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do Samoa and UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 16th and UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States ranks 13th 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