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
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1981–2019
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 27.34 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 13.50 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 13.85 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.29 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.46 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6598 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.7262 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.33 million number (2019)
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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Total number of females over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.