Samoa vs UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
Samoa
89.0%
in 2019
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
97.3%
in 2024
Samoa rank
18th
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank
15th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- Samoa
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
How they compare
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe currently reports 97.3% against 89.0% in Samoa, a difference of 8.3%.
That makes UIS: Central and Eastern Europe's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 18th and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 15th of 90 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | UIS: Central and Eastern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.3% | 83.2% | 9.1% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 95.6% | 1.1% | UIS: Central and Eastern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Samoa or UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, at 97.3% against 89.0% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Samoa and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- 8.3%, with UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do Samoa and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Samoa ranks 18th and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 15th 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