Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Jordan

Jordan: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female was 29,256 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
29,256 number
World rank
57th
of 82 countries
All-time high
96,301 number
in 2011
All-time low
29,256 number
in 2018
Years of data
8
1979–2018

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Jordan, 1979–2018

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1979199820181979: 35.0k number2003: 72.2k number2005: 76.0k number2007: 81.6k number2010: 96.1k number2011: 96.3k number2012: 30.7k number2018: 29.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Jordan stood at 29,256 number. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 64.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Jordan peaked at 96,301 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 29,256 number, in 2018.

That places Jordan 57th out of 82 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 35,028 number 35,028 number 35,028 number 1
2000s 76,608 number 72,217 number 81,621 number 3
2010s 63,072 number 29,256 number 96,301 number 4

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 54 Singapore 73,697 number compare
  2. 55 Central African Republic 64,785 number compare
  3. 56 Palestine 34,368 number compare
  4. 58 Panama 27,358 number compare
  5. 59 Oman 27,098 number compare
  6. 60 Kuwait 18,510 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Jordan?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Jordan was 29,256 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 96,301 number in 2011.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 29,256 number in 2018.
How does Jordan rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Jordan ranks 57th out of 82 countries with data for 2018.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan 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.