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

Late-demographic dividend
9.19 million number
in 2019
South Africa
473,808 number
in 2017
Late-demographic dividend rank
13th
South Africa rank
13th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male over time

  • Late-demographic dividend
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Late-demographic dividend currently reports 9.19 million number against 473,808 number in South Africa, a difference of 8.72 million number.

That makes Late-demographic dividend's figure about 19.4 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 13th 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 14.74 million number 205,327 number 14.54 million number Late-demographic dividend
1990s 18.91 million number 390,844 number 18.52 million number Late-demographic dividend
2000s 11.74 million number 294,068 number 11.45 million number Late-demographic dividend
2010s 10.24 million number 288,186 number 9.95 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, male, Late-demographic dividend or South Africa?
Late-demographic dividend, at 9.19 million number against 473,808 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male between Late-demographic dividend and South Africa?
8.72 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, male?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 13th of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,212 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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