India vs UNICEF: Gulf Area: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
India
31.4%
in 2024
UNICEF: Gulf Area
75.8%
in 2024
India rank
60th
UNICEF: Gulf Area rank
63rd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- India
- UNICEF: Gulf Area
How they compare
UNICEF: Gulf Area currently reports 75.8% against 31.4% in India, a difference of 44.4%.
That makes UNICEF: Gulf Area's figure about 2.4 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1991 it was India ahead.
India ranks 60th and UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 63rd of 90 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Gulf Area in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | UNICEF: Gulf Area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 4.3% | 8.2% | India |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 12.6% | 6.4% | India |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 41.0% | 15.8% | UNICEF: Gulf Area |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 73.2% | 41.6% | UNICEF: Gulf Area |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, India or UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area, at 75.8% against 31.4% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between India and UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- 44.4%, with UNICEF: Gulf Area ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do India and UNICEF: Gulf Area rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- India ranks 60th and UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 63rd of 90 countries.
- 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