ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) vs Thailand: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male

ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
90.7%
in 2024
Thailand
77.4%
in 2022
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank
45th
Thailand rank
46th

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

  • ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
  • Thailand
020406080100197419992024

How they compare

ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) currently reports 90.7% against 77.4% in Thailand, a difference of 13.3%.

That makes ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)'s figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1980 it was ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ahead.

ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 45th and Thailand ranks 46th of 200 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) Thailand Difference Ahead
1980s 59.9% 57.8% 2.1% ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
2000s 75.7% 80.9% 5.2% Thailand
2010s 85.8% 84.1% 1.7% ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
2020s 89.9% 77.4% 12.5% ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) or Thailand?
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), at 90.7% against 77.4% in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) and Thailand?
13.3%, with ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) and Thailand?
10 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) and Thailand rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 45th and Thailand ranks 46th of 200 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
287 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release