Panama vs SDG: Eastern Asia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male
Panama
91.0%
in 2024
SDG: Eastern Asia
94.4%
in 2024
Panama rank
31st
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
30th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male over time
- Panama
- SDG: Eastern Asia
How they compare
SDG: Eastern Asia currently reports 94.4% against 91.0% in Panama, a difference of 3.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 31st and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 30th of 87 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and SDG: Eastern Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | SDG: Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.4% | 49.0% | 21.3% | Panama |
| 1990s | 70.1% | 61.7% | 8.4% | Panama |
| 2000s | 75.7% | 75.5% | 0.1% | Panama |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 89.7% | 5.1% | SDG: Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 93.9% | 4.4% | SDG: Eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Panama or SDG: Eastern Asia?
- SDG: Eastern Asia, at 94.4% against 91.0% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Panama and SDG: Eastern Asia?
- 3.4%, with SDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and SDG: Eastern Asia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Panama and SDG: Eastern Asia rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Panama ranks 31st and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 30th 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