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

Jordan
90.3%
in 2024
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
93.5%
in 2024
Jordan rank
33rd
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank
36th

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

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

UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific currently reports 93.5% against 90.3% in Jordan, a difference of 3.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1979 it was UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ahead.

Jordan ranks 33rd and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 36th of 87 countries.

UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific Difference Ahead
1970s 27.9% 51.4% 23.5% UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
2000s 65.6% 78.5% 12.9% UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
2010s 84.7% 86.9% 2.2% UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
2020s 91.4% 93.3% 1.9% 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, Jordan or UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, at 93.5% against 90.3% in Jordan as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Jordan and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
3.2%, with UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
10 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Jordan and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
Jordan ranks 33rd 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