Turkey vs UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male
Turkey
96.0%
in 2021
UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States
99.2%
in 2024
Turkey rank
14th
UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States rank
13th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male over time
- Turkey
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States
How they compare
UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States currently reports 99.2% against 96.0% in Turkey, a difference of 3.2%.
Across all 17 years both countries report, UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States has been ahead every year.
Turkey ranks 14th and UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States ranks 13th of 87 countries.
UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.6% | 89.0% | 40.3% | UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States |
| 1990s | 55.1% | 90.6% | 35.5% | UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 96.3% | 17.7% | UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 98.0% | 7.7% | UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 98.9% | 2.9% | UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Turkey or UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States, at 99.2% against 96.0% in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Turkey and UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
- 3.2%, with UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
- How do Turkey and UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Turkey ranks 14th and UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States ranks 13th 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