Brazil vs MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female

Brazil
82.8%
in 2024
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
91.9%
in 2019
Brazil rank
24th
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank
26th

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

  • Brazil
  • MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
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How they compare

MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) currently reports 91.9% against 82.8% in Brazil, a difference of 9.1%.

That makes MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)'s figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 24th and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 26th of 90 countries.

MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) Difference Ahead
2000s 65.3% 85.6% 20.2% MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
2010s 74.0% 90.1% 16.1% MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Brazil or MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), at 91.9% against 82.8% in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Brazil and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
9.1%, with MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
How do Brazil and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
Brazil ranks 24th and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 26th 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