ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs Singapore: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
85.9%
in 2024
Singapore
82.0%
in 2020
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
28th
Singapore rank
26th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Singapore
How they compare
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 85.9% against 82.0% in Singapore, a difference of 3.9%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1980 it was ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 28th and Singapore ranks 26th of 201 groups.
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 | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.7% | 15.8% | 9.9% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 28.5% | 7.0% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 2000s | 52.4% | 41.2% | 11.2% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 73.4% | 0.8% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 82.0% | 0.4% | 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 Singapore?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 85.9% against 82.0% in Singapore 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 Singapore?
- 3.9%, 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 Singapore?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Singapore rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 28th and Singapore ranks 26th 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
February 2026 Data Release