ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) vs Samoa: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
94.4%
in 2024
Samoa
91.7%
in 2019
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank
30th
Samoa rank
27th

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

  • ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
  • Samoa
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How they compare

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) currently reports 94.4% against 91.7% in Samoa, a difference of 2.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Samoa ahead.

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 30th and Samoa ranks 27th of 200 groups.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 61.7% 94.7% 33.0% Samoa
2010s 89.9% 95.6% 5.7% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) or Samoa?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), at 94.4% against 91.7% in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Samoa?
2.7%, with ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Samoa?
5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
How do ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Samoa rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 30th and Samoa ranks 27th 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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About this data

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