Cambodia vs ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female

Cambodia
15.0%
in 2021
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
70.8%
in 2024
Cambodia rank
75th
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
76th

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

  • Cambodia
  • ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
20406080197519992024

How they compare

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) currently reports 70.8% against 15.0% in Cambodia, a difference of 55.8%.

That makes ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s figure about 4.7 times Cambodia's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has been ahead every year.

Cambodia ranks 75th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 76th of 90 countries.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) Difference Ahead
1990s 10.4% 45.2% 34.8% ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2000s 23.0% 50.9% 27.8% ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2010s 41.2% 62.0% 20.7% ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2020s 15.0% 68.6% 53.6% ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Cambodia or ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), at 70.8% against 15.0% in Cambodia as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Cambodia and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
55.8%, with ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
9 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
How do Cambodia and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
Cambodia ranks 75th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 76th 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