Burkina Faso vs ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female

Burkina Faso
10.1%
in 2023
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
69.0%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
81st
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank
80th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
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How they compare

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) currently reports 69.0% against 10.1% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 58.9%.

That makes ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)'s figure about 6.9 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 81st and ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 80th of 90 countries.

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8% 24.9% 24.1% ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
1990s 0.7% 35.8% 35.1% ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
2000s 1.9% 46.1% 44.2% ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
2010s 3.6% 66.7% 63.1% ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
2020s 5.8% 69.3% 63.5% ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Burkina Faso or ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), at 69.0% against 10.1% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Burkina Faso and ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
58.9%, with ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
13 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 81st and ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 80th 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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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