Indonesia vs UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male

Indonesia
86.4%
in 2020
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
93.5%
in 2024
Indonesia rank
36th
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank
36th

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

  • Indonesia
  • UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
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How they compare

UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific currently reports 93.5% against 86.4% in Indonesia, a difference of 7.1%.

That makes UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1980 it was UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ahead.

Indonesia ranks 36th and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 36th of 87 countries.

UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific Difference Ahead
1980s 44.9% 51.5% 6.6% UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
1990s 51.0% 63.7% 12.7% UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
2000s 76.4% 80.6% 4.2% UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
2010s 79.8% 87.7% 7.9% UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
2020s 86.4% 91.9% 5.5% UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Indonesia or UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, at 93.5% against 86.4% in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Indonesia and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
7.1%, with UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
13 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Indonesia and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
Indonesia ranks 36th and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 36th 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

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