Nicaragua vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male
Nicaragua
61.8%
in 2014
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
86.2%
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
62nd
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
63rd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male over time
- Nicaragua
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 86.2% against 61.8% in Nicaragua, a difference of 24.4%.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.4 times Nicaragua's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Nicaragua ranks 62nd 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 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.2% | 74.6% | 24.4% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 79.8% | 20.3% | 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, Nicaragua or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 86.2% against 61.8% in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Nicaragua and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 24.4%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2014.
- How do Nicaragua and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Nicaragua ranks 62nd 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