Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Iran

Iran: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female was 1.66 million number in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.66 million number
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
9th
of 82 countries
All-time high
1.66 million number
in 2016
All-time low
530,009 number
in 1976
Years of data
11
1976–2016

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Iran, 1976–2016

500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M1.8M1976199620161976: 530.0k number1986: 659.9k number1991: 831.0k number1996: 1.0M number2005: 1.4M number2006: 1.4M number2008: 1.4M number2012: 1.5M number2013: 1.5M number2014: 1.6M number2016: 1.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2016, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Iran stood at 1.66 million number. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Iran peaked at 1.66 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 530,009 number, in 1976.

Iran ranks 9th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 530,009 number 530,009 number 530,009 number 1
1980s 659,855 number 659,855 number 659,855 number 1
1990s 936,826 number 830,982 number 1.04 million number 2
2000s 1.39 million number 1.36 million number 1.44 million number 3
2010s 1.58 million number 1.53 million number 1.66 million number 4

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 6 Brazil 2.35 million number compare
  2. 7 Nigeria 2.33 million number compare
  3. 8 Egypt 2.19 million number compare
  4. 10 Turkey 1.14 million number compare
  5. 11 Mexico 1.13 million number compare
  6. 12 Algeria 1.10 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Iran?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Iran was 1.66 million number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 1.66 million number in 2016.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 530,009 number in 1976.
How does Iran rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Iran ranks 9th out of 82 countries with data for 2016.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran 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.