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