Sao Tome and Principe vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
Sao Tome and Principe
43.3%
in 2019
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
82.7%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
53rd
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
52nd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 82.7% against 43.3% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 39.4%.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.9 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 53rd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 52nd of 90 countries.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.5% | 51.8% | 44.4% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 57.9% | 46.7% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 65.7% | 45.1% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 76.8% | 40.0% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Sao Tome and Principe or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 82.7% against 43.3% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Sao Tome and Principe and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 39.4%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 53rd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 52nd 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