WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) vs Zambia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
84.3%
in 2024
Zambia
50.0%
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
60th
Zambia rank
57th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Zambia
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 84.3% against 50.0% in Zambia, a difference of 34.3%.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.7 times Zambia's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 60th and Zambia ranks 57th of 201 groups.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.6% | 31.5% | 33.1% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 68.2% | 46.2% | 22.0% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 54.3% | 24.2% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 54.4% | 28.4% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (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: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) or Zambia?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 84.3% against 50.0% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) and Zambia?
- 34.3%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) and Zambia?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) and Zambia rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 60th and Zambia ranks 57th 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