Ethiopia vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male
Ethiopia
27.4%
in 2022
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
80.7%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
81st
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
79th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male over time
- Ethiopia
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 80.7% against 27.4% in Ethiopia, a difference of 53.3%.
That makes WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 2.9 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 81st and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 79th of 87 countries.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 57.7% | 41.8% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 71.2% | 52.7% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 76.9% | 49.7% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 79.7% | 50.0% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Ethiopia or WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), at 80.7% against 27.4% in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Ethiopia and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 53.3%, with WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
- How do Ethiopia and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 81st and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 79th of 87 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release