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

IDA only: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female was 16.29 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
16.29 million number
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
16th
of 39 groups
All-time high
16.29 million number
in 2019
All-time low
6.43 million number
in 1982
Years of data
38
1982–2019

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in IDA only, 1982–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M1982200020191982: 6.4M number1983: 6.6M number1984: 6.7M number1985: 6.9M number1986: 7.1M number1987: 7.3M number1988: 7.5M number1989: 7.7M number1990: 7.9M number1991: 8.2M number1992: 8.4M number1993: 8.7M number1994: 8.9M number1995: 9.1M number1996: 9.4M number1997: 9.6M number1998: 9.7M number1999: 10.0M number2000: 10.3M number2001: 10.6M number2002: 10.9M number2003: 11.2M number2004: 11.4M number2005: 11.7M number2006: 11.9M number2007: 12.5M number2008: 12.2M number2009: 12.5M number2010: 12.8M number2011: 13.7M number2012: 14.3M number2013: 14.6M number2014: 14.6M number2015: 15.2M number2016: 15.3M number2017: 15.5M number2018: 15.9M number2019: 16.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

IDA only recorded 16.29 million number for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in IDA only peaked at 16.29 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.43 million number, in 1982.

That places IDA only 16th out of 39 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 7.03 million number 6.43 million number 7.71 million number 8
1990s 8.99 million number 7.93 million number 10.00 million number 10
2000s 11.52 million number 10.28 million number 12.51 million number 10
2010s 14.81 million number 12.85 million number 16.29 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA only

  1. 13 Thailand 1.09 million number compare
  2. 14 Morocco 1.09 million number compare
  3. 15 South Africa 874,905 number compare
  4. 16 Vietnam 834,804 number compare
  5. 17 Nepal 799,830 number compare
  6. 18 Tanzania 538,081 number compare
  7. 19 Mozambique 435,883 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in IDA only?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in IDA only was 16.29 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in IDA only?
The highest recorded value was 16.29 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in IDA only?
The lowest recorded value was 6.43 million number in 1982.
How does IDA only rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
IDA only ranks 16th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female rising or falling in IDA only?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA only 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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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.