India vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male
India
61.3%
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
86.2%
in 2024
India rank
63rd
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
63rd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male over time
- India
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 86.2% against 61.3% in India, a difference of 24.9%.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.4 times India's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
India ranks 63rd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 63rd of 87 countries.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.6% | 62.1% | 27.6% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 41.2% | 67.4% | 26.2% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 73.6% | 21.8% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 80.3% | 24.8% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 85.1% | 24.6% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, India or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 86.2% against 61.3% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between India and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 24.9%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do India and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- India ranks 63rd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 63rd 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