Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Least developed countries: UN classification

Least developed countries: UN classification: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female was 15.53 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
15.53 million number
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
17th
of 39 groups
All-time high
15.53 million number
in 2019
All-time low
5.86 million number
in 1981
Years of data
39
1981–2019

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1981–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M1981200020191981: 5.9M number1982: 6.0M number1983: 6.2M number1984: 6.3M number1985: 6.4M number1986: 6.6M number1987: 6.8M number1988: 7.0M number1989: 7.2M number1990: 7.4M number1991: 7.6M number1992: 7.9M number1993: 8.1M number1994: 8.3M number1995: 8.5M number1996: 8.8M number1997: 9.0M number1998: 9.1M number1999: 9.4M number2000: 9.6M number2001: 9.9M number2002: 10.2M number2003: 10.5M number2004: 10.8M number2005: 11.0M number2006: 11.2M number2007: 11.8M number2008: 11.5M number2009: 11.8M number2010: 12.1M number2011: 13.0M number2012: 13.6M number2013: 13.9M number2014: 13.9M number2015: 14.5M number2016: 14.6M number2017: 14.8M number2018: 15.1M number2019: 15.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Least developed countries: UN classification recorded 15.53 million number for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 15.53 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.86 million number, in 1981.

That places Least developed countries: UN classification 17th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 6.49 million number 5.86 million number 7.20 million number 9
1990s 8.41 million number 7.40 million number 9.36 million number 10
2000s 10.83 million number 9.63 million number 11.79 million number 10
2010s 14.10 million number 12.15 million number 15.53 million number 10

Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification

  1. 14 Morocco 1.09 million number compare
  2. 15 South Africa 874,905 number compare
  3. 16 Vietnam 834,804 number compare
  4. 17 Nepal 799,830 number compare
  5. 18 Tanzania 538,081 number compare
  6. 19 Mozambique 435,883 number compare
  7. 20 Peru 425,601 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Least developed countries: UN classification?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Least developed countries: UN classification was 15.53 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
The highest recorded value was 15.53 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
The lowest recorded value was 5.86 million number in 1981.
How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 17th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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.