Latin America & Caribbean vs Senegal: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female

Latin America & Caribbean
61.6%
in 2019
Senegal
70.1%
in 2017
Latin America & Caribbean rank
34th
Senegal rank
31st

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Senegal
020406080197419962019

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 70.1% against 61.6% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 8.5%.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 34th and Senegal ranks 31st of 38 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Senegal Difference Ahead
1980s 61.6% 58.4% 3.2% Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 61.5% 61.6% 0.1% Senegal
2010s 61.2% 67.9% 6.7% Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female, Latin America & Caribbean or Senegal?
Senegal, at 70.1% against 61.6% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2017.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female between Latin America & Caribbean and Senegal?
8.5%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Senegal?
7 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2017.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Senegal rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 34th and Senegal ranks 31st of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female. 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
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

Share of the elderly illiterate population that is female.