Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Brazil

Brazil: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female was 2.35 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
2.35 million number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
6th
of 82 countries
All-time high
2.46 million number
in 2015
All-time low
1.51 million number
in 1980
Years of data
16
1980–2018

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Brazil, 1980–2018

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1980199920181980: 1.5M number2000: 2.1M number2004: 2.2M number2006: 2.2M number2007: 2.2M number2008: 2.3M number2009: 2.4M number2010: 2.3M number2011: 2.3M number2012: 2.3M number2013: 2.4M number2014: 2.4M number2015: 2.5M number2016: 2.3M number2017: 2.3M number2018: 2.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Brazil is 2.35 million number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Brazil peaked at 2.46 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.51 million number, in 1980.

That places Brazil 6th out of 82 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.51 million number 1.51 million number 1.51 million number 1
2000s 2.23 million number 2.09 million number 2.37 million number 6
2010s 2.37 million number 2.30 million number 2.46 million number 9

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 3 Pakistan 3.91 million number compare
  2. 4 Bangladesh 3.14 million number compare
  3. 5 Indonesia 2.95 million number compare
  4. 7 Nigeria 2.33 million number compare
  5. 8 Egypt, Arab Rep. 2.19 million number compare
  6. 9 Iran, Islamic Rep. 1.66 million number compare

See the full ranking of 121 places →

More reference data data for Brazil

All data for Brazil →

Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Brazil?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Brazil was 2.35 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 2.46 million number in 2015.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 1.51 million number in 1980.
How does Brazil rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Brazil ranks 6th out of 82 countries with data for 2018.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

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
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.