Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in IDA blend

IDA blend: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female was 7.45 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
7.45 million number
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
28th
of 39 groups
All-time high
7.45 million number
in 2019
All-time low
2.99 million number
in 1981
Years of data
39
1981–2019

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in IDA blend, 1981–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1981200020191981: 3.0M number1982: 3.1M number1983: 3.2M number1984: 3.3M number1985: 3.4M number1986: 3.5M number1987: 3.6M number1988: 3.7M number1989: 3.8M number1990: 3.9M number1991: 4.0M number1992: 4.1M number1993: 4.2M number1994: 4.4M number1995: 4.5M number1996: 4.6M number1997: 4.7M number1998: 4.8M number1999: 4.9M number2000: 5.1M number2001: 5.2M number2002: 5.3M number2003: 5.5M number2004: 5.6M number2005: 5.7M number2006: 5.3M number2007: 5.9M number2008: 6.1M number2009: 6.1M number2010: 6.2M number2011: 6.4M number2012: 6.5M number2013: 6.7M number2014: 6.7M number2015: 6.8M number2016: 7.0M number2017: 7.1M number2018: 7.3M number2019: 7.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in IDA blend is 7.45 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in IDA blend peaked at 7.45 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.99 million number, in 1981.

IDA blend ranks 28th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.39 million number 2.99 million number 3.83 million number 9
1990s 4.41 million number 3.93 million number 4.87 million number 10
2000s 5.58 million number 5.07 million number 6.10 million number 10
2010s 6.81 million number 6.23 million number 7.45 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA blend

  1. 25 Sri Lanka 327,358 number compare
  2. 26 Spain 321,347 number compare
  3. 27 Cote d'Ivoire 294,391 number compare
  4. 28 Cameroon 285,451 number compare
  5. 29 Burkina Faso 276,671 number compare
  6. 30 Saudi Arabia 266,969 number compare
  7. 31 Senegal 253,513 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in IDA blend?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in IDA blend was 7.45 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in IDA blend?
The highest recorded value was 7.45 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in IDA blend?
The lowest recorded value was 2.99 million number in 1981.
How does IDA blend rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
IDA blend ranks 28th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female rising or falling in IDA blend?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA blend 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.