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

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
85.9%
in 2024
Thailand
80.3%
in 2022
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
28th
Thailand rank
30th

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

  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
  • Thailand
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How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 85.9% against 80.3% in Thailand, a difference of 5.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 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 Thailand ranks 30th 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 Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) Thailand Difference Ahead
1980s 25.7% 22.1% 3.6% ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2000s 52.6% 62.5% 9.9% Thailand
2010s 75.0% 78.7% 3.6% Thailand
2020s 84.2% 80.3% 3.9% 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 Thailand?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 85.9% against 80.3% in Thailand 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 Thailand?
5.6%, 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 Thailand?
10 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Thailand rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 28th and Thailand ranks 30th 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