Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female was 1.38 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1983–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 1.38 million number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 4.59 million number in 1983 and was at its lowest, 984,694 number, in 2016.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 4.59 million number | — |
| 1984 | 4.55 million number | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 4.45 million number | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 4.37 million number | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 4.28 million number | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 4.19 million number | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 4.12 million number | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 4.03 million number | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 3.97 million number | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 3.89 million number | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 3.81 million number | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 3.73 million number | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 3.65 million number | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 3.44 million number | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 3.37 million number | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 2.76 million number | -18.1% |
| 1999 | 2.76 million number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.67 million number | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 2.70 million number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 2.72 million number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.70 million number | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.69 million number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.57 million number | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 2.63 million number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 2.55 million number | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 2.35 million number | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 1.99 million number | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 1.91 million number | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.67 million number | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 1.54 million number | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 1.54 million number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.51 million number | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.49 million number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 984,694 number | -34.0% |
| 2017 | 1.44 million number | +46.4% |
| 2018 | 1.41 million number | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.38 million number | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.37 million number | 4.12 million number | 4.59 million number | 7 |
| 1990s | 3.54 million number | 2.76 million number | 4.03 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.55 million number | 1.99 million number | 2.72 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 million number | 984,694 number | 1.91 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,129 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 1,612 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 1,548 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.07 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 2.88 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.04 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 4.09 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.06 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.6% (2019)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 1.38 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.59 million number in 1983.
- What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 984,694 number in 2016.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.