Late-demographic dividend vs South Africa: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes

Late-demographic dividend
35.00 million number
in 2019
South Africa
1.35 million number
in 2017
Late-demographic dividend rank
13th
South Africa rank
14th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes over time

  • Late-demographic dividend
  • South Africa
020.0M40.0M60.0M197619972019

How they compare

Late-demographic dividend currently reports 35.00 million number against 1.35 million number in South Africa, a difference of 33.65 million number.

That makes Late-demographic dividend's figure about 26.0 times South Africa's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Late-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 14th of 38 groups.

Late-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Late-demographic dividend South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 47.36 million number 473,263 number 46.88 million number Late-demographic dividend
1990s 62.14 million number 932,637 number 61.20 million number Late-demographic dividend
2000s 42.09 million number 878,040 number 41.21 million number Late-demographic dividend
2010s 37.81 million number 875,518 number 36.93 million number Late-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes, Late-demographic dividend or South Africa?
Late-demographic dividend, at 35.00 million number against 1.35 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes between Late-demographic dividend and South Africa?
33.65 million number, with Late-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and South Africa?
10 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
How do Late-demographic dividend and South Africa rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 14th of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,196 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of adults over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.