India vs UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male
India
61.3%
in 2024
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
87.0%
in 2024
India rank
63rd
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank
60th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male over time
- India
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
How they compare
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean currently reports 87.0% against 61.3% in India, a difference of 25.7%.
That makes UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean's figure about 1.4 times India's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean has been ahead every year.
India ranks 63rd and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 60th of 87 countries.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.6% | 62.8% | 28.2% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 1990s | 41.2% | 68.4% | 27.2% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 74.5% | 22.7% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 81.1% | 25.6% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 85.9% | 25.3% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, India or UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, at 87.0% against 61.3% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between India and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 25.7%, with UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do India and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- India ranks 63rd and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 60th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release