Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Laos

Laos: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female was 81,275 number in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
81,275 number
World rank
51st
of 82 countries
All-time high
108,180 number
in 2011
All-time low
81,275 number
in 2015
Years of data
6
1995–2015

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Laos, 1995–2015

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k1995200520151995: 90.0k number2000: 89.3k number2001: 98.4k number2005: 98.9k number2011: 108.2k number2015: 81.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Laos is 81,275 number, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Laos peaked at 108,180 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 81,275 number, in 2015.

That places Laos 51st out of 82 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 89,988 number 89,988 number 89,988 number 1
2000s 95,529 number 89,294 number 98,914 number 3
2010s 94,728 number 81,275 number 108,180 number 2

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 48 Honduras 103,305 number compare
  2. 49 Greece 86,486 number compare
  3. 50 Argentina 82,321 number compare
  4. 52 Dominican Republic 80,932 number compare
  5. 53 Paraguay 73,725 number compare
  6. 54 Singapore 73,697 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Laos?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Laos was 81,275 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 108,180 number in 2011.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 81,275 number in 2015.
How does Laos rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Laos ranks 51st out of 82 countries with data for 2015.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Laos 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.