Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Spain: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
8.95 million number
in 2019
Spain
321,347 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
24th
Spain rank
26th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Spain
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M197319962019

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 8.95 million number against 321,347 number in Spain, a difference of 8.63 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 27.9 times Spain's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 24th and Spain ranks 26th of 39 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 3.45 million number 703,466 number 2.75 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 4.70 million number 451,362 number 4.25 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 7.16 million number 450,061 number 6.71 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 7.80 million number 391,629 number 7.41 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Spain?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 8.95 million number against 321,347 number in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Spain?
8.63 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Spain?
16 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Spain rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 24th and Spain ranks 26th of 39 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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Indicator
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,221 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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