Namibia vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female

Namibia
54.9%
in 2023
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
82.5%
in 2024
Namibia rank
50th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
53rd

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

  • Namibia
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
20406080197419992024

How they compare

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 82.5% against 54.9% in Namibia, a difference of 27.6%.

That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.5 times Namibia's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 50th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 53rd of 90 countries.

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1990s 31.1% 36.3% 5.1% WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2000s 46.6% 50.6% 3.9% WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 52.0% 72.0% 20.1% WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2020s 54.9% 81.7% 26.8% WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Namibia or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 82.5% against 54.9% in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Namibia and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
27.6%, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
6 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Namibia and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
Namibia ranks 50th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 53rd 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

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