Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female (number) (female) in IDA total
IDA total: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female (number) (female) was 23.76 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in IDA total, 1981–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in IDA total is 23.76 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in IDA total peaked at 23.76 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.33 million number, in 1981.
That places IDA total 15th 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 39 years of available data.
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female (number) (female) in IDA total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 9.33 million number | — |
| 1982 | 9.59 million number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 9.85 million number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 10.09 million number | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 10.34 million number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 10.66 million number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 10.98 million number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 11.28 million number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 11.61 million number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 11.94 million number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 12.30 million number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 12.66 million number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 13.00 million number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 13.32 million number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 13.60 million number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 14.00 million number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 14.40 million number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 14.60 million number | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 14.95 million number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 15.42 million number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 15.85 million number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 16.28 million number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 16.69 million number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 17.05 million number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 17.45 million number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 17.27 million number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 18.44 million number | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 18.33 million number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 18.63 million number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 19.09 million number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 20.10 million number | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 20.84 million number | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 21.26 million number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 21.35 million number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 21.98 million number | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 22.25 million number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 22.62 million number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 23.16 million number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 23.76 million number | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.42 million number | 9.33 million number | 11.61 million number | 9 |
| 1990s | 13.48 million number | 11.94 million number | 14.95 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.14 million number | 15.42 million number | 18.63 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.64 million number | 19.09 million number | 23.76 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More reference data data for IDA total
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 43.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 21.60 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 22.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.89 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.06 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.72 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.5% (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.9093 years (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.09 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in IDA total?
- Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in IDA total was 23.76 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 23.76 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.33 million number in 1981.
- How does IDA total rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
- IDA total ranks 15th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.