Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Ecuador

Ecuador: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female was 190,088 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
190,088 number
Change on year
up 15.9%
World rank
38th
of 82 countries
All-time high
190,088 number
in 2017
All-time low
88,139 number
in 1982
Years of data
14
1982–2017

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Ecuador, 1982–2017

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1982199920171982: 88.1k number1990: 93.6k number2001: 105.3k number2007: 144.4k number2008: 146.7k number2009: 157.2k number2010: 161.5k number2011: 175.4k number2012: 157.0k number2013: 161.4k number2014: 153.4k number2015: 157.9k number2016: 164.0k number2017: 190.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 190,088 number for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 15.9% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Ecuador peaked at 190,088 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 88,139 number, in 1982.

That places Ecuador 38th out of 82 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 88,139 number 88,139 number 88,139 number 1
1990s 93,602 number 93,602 number 93,602 number 1
2000s 138,393 number 105,264 number 157,180 number 4
2010s 165,082 number 153,382 number 190,088 number 8

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 35 Malawi 223,690 number compare
  2. 36 Benin 210,482 number compare
  3. 37 Portugal 195,051 number compare
  4. 39 Bolivia 181,245 number compare
  5. 40 Rwanda 180,978 number compare
  6. 41 Philippines 160,004 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Ecuador?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Ecuador was 190,088 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 190,088 number in 2017.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 88,139 number in 1982.
How does Ecuador rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Ecuador ranks 38th out of 82 countries with data for 2017.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador 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.