China vs ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
China
81.2%
in 2020
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
85.9%
in 2024
China rank
28th
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
28th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- China
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
How they compare
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 85.9% against 81.2% in China, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s figure about 1.1 times China's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has been ahead every year.
China ranks 28th and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 28th of 90 countries.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.2% | 25.9% | 19.7% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 35.5% | 27.4% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 2000s | 42.3% | 52.4% | 10.1% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 67.6% | 5.0% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 82.4% | 1.3% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, China or ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 85.9% against 81.2% in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between China and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- 4.7%, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2020.
- How do China and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- China ranks 28th and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 28th 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
February 2026 Data Release