ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs Mexico: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
85.9%
in 2024
Mexico
82.4%
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
28th
Mexico rank
25th

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

  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
  • Mexico
20406080197620002024

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 85.9% against 82.4% in Mexico, a difference of 3.5%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mexico ahead.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 28th and Mexico ranks 25th of 201 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) Mexico Difference Ahead
1980s 25.7% 52.9% 27.2% Mexico
1990s 35.5% 56.6% 21.2% Mexico
2000s 57.4% 65.2% 7.8% Mexico
2010s 74.2% 73.5% 0.7% ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2020s 84.2% 80.8% 3.4% 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, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or Mexico?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 85.9% against 82.4% in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Mexico?
3.5%, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Mexico?
25 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Mexico rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 28th and Mexico ranks 25th 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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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