Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Algeria

Algeria: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female was 1.10 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.10 million number
World rank
12th
of 82 countries
All-time high
1.10 million number
in 2018
All-time low
419,928 number
in 1987
Years of data
5
1987–2018

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Algeria, 1987–2018

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1987200220181987: 419.9k number2002: 716.0k number2006: 844.5k number2008: 865.5k number2018: 1.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Algeria recorded 1.10 million number for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Algeria peaked at 1.10 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 419,928 number, in 1987.

Algeria ranks 12th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 419,928 number 419,928 number 419,928 number 1
2000s 808,699 number 716,037 number 865,530 number 3
2010s 1.10 million number 1.10 million number 1.10 million number 1

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 9 Iran 1.66 million number compare
  2. 10 Turkey 1.14 million number compare
  3. 11 Mexico 1.13 million number compare
  4. 13 Thailand 1.09 million number compare
  5. 14 Morocco 1.09 million number compare
  6. 15 South Africa 874,905 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Algeria?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Algeria was 1.10 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 1.10 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 419,928 number in 1987.
How does Algeria rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Algeria ranks 12th out of 82 countries with data for 2018.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Algeria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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