ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) vs Indonesia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
83.9%
in 2024
Indonesia
70.5%
in 2020
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank
37th
Indonesia rank
40th

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

  • ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
  • Indonesia
20406080197419992024

How they compare

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) currently reports 83.9% against 70.5% in Indonesia, a difference of 13.4%.

That makes ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)'s figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 37th and Indonesia ranks 40th of 201 groups.

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) Indonesia Difference Ahead
1980s 52.6% 16.2% 36.5% ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
1990s 58.7% 22.3% 36.5% ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
2000s 71.1% 48.7% 22.4% ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
2010s 76.6% 59.6% 17.0% ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
2020s 81.0% 70.5% 10.5% ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) or Indonesia?
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), at 83.9% against 70.5% in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) and Indonesia?
13.4%, with ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) and Indonesia?
13 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) and Indonesia rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 37th and Indonesia ranks 40th of 201 groups.
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