Sao Tome and Principe vs UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male
Sao Tome and Principe
85.8%
in 2019
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
93.5%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
37th
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank
36th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
How they compare
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific currently reports 93.5% against 85.8% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 7.7%.
That makes UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific has been ahead every year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 37th 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 | Sao Tome and Principe | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.8% | 51.7% | 4.9% | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
| 1990s | 53.1% | 63.8% | 10.7% | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
| 2000s | 62.6% | 75.2% | 12.6% | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 88.9% | 9.0% | 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, Sao Tome and Principe or UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, at 93.5% against 85.8% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Sao Tome and Principe and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- 7.7%, with UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 37th 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
February 2026 Data Release