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

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
85.9%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
78.4%
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
28th
Sri Lanka rank
31st

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

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

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 85.9% against 78.4% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 7.5%.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 28th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 201 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 25.8% 56.0% 30.2% Sri Lanka
2000s 57.1% 66.9% 9.7% Sri Lanka
2010s 75.9% 75.3% 0.6% ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2020s 84.2% 77.8% 6.4% 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 Sri Lanka?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 85.9% against 78.4% in Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
7.5%, 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 Sri Lanka?
16 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Sri Lanka rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 28th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st 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