GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs India: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female

GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
80.2%
in 2024
India
31.4%
in 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
60th
India rank
60th

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

  • GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • India
020406080197419992024

How they compare

GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 80.2% against 31.4% in India, a difference of 48.8%.

That makes GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 2.6 times India's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 60th and India ranks 60th of 201 groups.

GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 India Difference Ahead
1980s 32.2% 7.8% 24.5% GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
1990s 43.8% 12.5% 31.3% GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
2000s 54.6% 19.0% 35.6% GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
2010s 66.8% 25.2% 41.6% GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s 78.4% 31.6% 46.8% GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 or India?
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 80.2% against 31.4% in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 and India?
48.8%, with GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 and India?
14 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 and India rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 60th and India ranks 60th 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