Thailand vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
Thailand
79.1%
in 2022
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
86.7%
in 2024
Thailand rank
38th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
41st
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- Thailand
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 86.7% against 79.1% in Thailand, a difference of 7.6%.
That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1980 it was WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Thailand ranks 38th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 41st of 85 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 2 and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.1% | 38.4% | 0.3% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 70.6% | 61.6% | 9.0% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 78.7% | 2.4% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 85.4% | 6.3% | 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, Thailand or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 86.7% against 79.1% in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between Thailand and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 7.6%, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Thailand and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- Thailand ranks 38th 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