Armenia vs ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female

Armenia
99.9%
in 2023
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
99.8%
in 2024
Armenia rank
2nd
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank
4th

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time

  • Armenia
  • ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
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How they compare

Armenia currently reports 99.9% against 99.8% in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Armenia ahead.

Armenia ranks 2nd and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 4th of 90 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 1 and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) Difference Ahead
1980s 85.1% 83.0% 2.1% Armenia
2000s 95.5% 96.2% 0.7% ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
2010s 99.2% 99.4% 0.2% ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
2020s 99.6% 99.7% 0.1% ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Armenia or ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
Armenia, at 99.9% against 99.8% in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) as of 2023.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Armenia and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
0.1%, with Armenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
10 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Armenia and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
Armenia ranks 2nd and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 4th of 90 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,562 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release