Türkiye vs UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
Türkiye
78.3%
in 2021
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
84.4%
in 2024
Türkiye rank
32nd
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank
33rd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- Türkiye
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
How they compare
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries currently reports 84.4% against 78.3% in Türkiye, a difference of 6.1%.
That makes UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1980 it was UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ahead.
Türkiye ranks 32nd and UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 33rd of 90 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Türkiye averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Türkiye | UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.7% | 13.4% | 0.3% | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 23.4% | 2.4% | UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 52.4% | 14.1% | UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 70.5% | 5.6% | UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 81.6% | 3.3% | UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Türkiye or UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, at 84.4% against 78.3% in Türkiye as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Türkiye and UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- 6.1%, with UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Türkiye and UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Türkiye ranks 32nd and UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 33rd 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