Late-demographic dividend vs South Africa: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female
Late-demographic dividend
25.81 million number
in 2019
South Africa
874,905 number
in 2017
Late-demographic dividend rank
11th
South Africa rank
15th
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female over time
- Late-demographic dividend
- South Africa
How they compare
Late-demographic dividend currently reports 25.81 million number against 874,905 number in South Africa, a difference of 24.94 million number.
That makes Late-demographic dividend's figure about 29.5 times South Africa's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Late-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 15th 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 | 32.62 million number | 267,936 number | 32.35 million number | Late-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 43.23 million number | 541,793 number | 42.68 million number | Late-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 30.35 million number | 583,972 number | 29.76 million number | Late-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 27.56 million number | 587,333 number | 26.98 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, female, Late-demographic dividend or South Africa?
- Late-demographic dividend, at 25.81 million number against 874,905 number in South Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female between Late-demographic dividend and South Africa?
- 24.94 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, female?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 15th of 38 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of females over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.