Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Arab World
Arab World: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female was 7.97 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Arab World, 1977–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Arab World stood at 7.97 million number. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Arab World peaked at 7.97 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.85 million number, in 1977.
Arab World ranks 27th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.92 million number | 2.85 million number | 3.00 million number | 3 |
| 1980s | 3.50 million number | 3.08 million number | 3.98 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.78 million number | 4.11 million number | 5.44 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.09 million number | 5.59 million number | 6.55 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.07 million number | 6.54 million number | 7.97 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 24 Tunisia 346,148 number compare
- 25 Sri Lanka 327,358 number compare
- 26 Spain 321,347 number compare
- 27 Cote d'Ivoire 294,391 number compare
- 28 Cameroon 285,451 number compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 276,671 number compare
- 30 Saudi Arabia 266,969 number compare
More reference data data for Arab World
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 9.83 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 4.80 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 5.03 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.6 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.44 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.75 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 90.3% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6009 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.1 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 870,261 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Arab World?
- Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Arab World was 7.97 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 7.97 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.85 million number in 1977.
- How does Arab World rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
- Arab World ranks 27th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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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Total number of females over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.