WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) vs Palestine: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
88.9%
in 2024
Palestine
81.7%
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
32nd
Palestine rank
31st
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- Palestine
How they compare
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) currently reports 88.9% against 81.7% in Palestine, a difference of 7.2%.
That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 times Palestine's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 32nd and Palestine ranks 31st of 201 groups.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.6% | 29.1% | 29.6% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 41.2% | 25.8% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 59.6% | 19.7% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 77.5% | 9.9% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) or Palestine?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), at 88.9% against 81.7% in Palestine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) and Palestine?
- 7.2%, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) and Palestine?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) and Palestine rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 32nd and Palestine ranks 31st of 201 groups.
- 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