Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Low income

Low income: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female was 8.97 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
8.97 million number
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
22nd
of 38 groups
All-time high
8.97 million number
in 2019
All-time low
4.07 million number
in 1988
Years of data
32
1988–2019

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Low income, 1988–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1988200320191988: 4.1M number1989: 4.2M number1990: 4.3M number1991: 4.4M number1992: 4.5M number1993: 4.7M number1994: 4.8M number1995: 4.9M number1996: 5.0M number1997: 5.2M number1998: 5.3M number1999: 5.4M number2000: 5.5M number2001: 5.7M number2002: 5.8M number2003: 6.0M number2004: 6.1M number2005: 6.2M number2006: 6.3M number2007: 6.4M number2008: 6.5M number2009: 6.7M number2010: 6.9M number2011: 7.2M number2012: 7.5M number2013: 7.6M number2014: 7.9M number2015: 8.1M number2016: 8.3M number2017: 8.5M number2018: 8.7M number2019: 9.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Low income stood at 8.97 million number. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Low income peaked at 8.97 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.07 million number, in 1988.

That places Low income 22nd out of 38 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4.13 million number 4.07 million number 4.18 million number 2
1990s 4.85 million number 4.29 million number 5.41 million number 10
2000s 6.11 million number 5.54 million number 6.68 million number 10
2010s 7.96 million number 6.86 million number 8.97 million number 10

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 19 Mozambique 435,883 number compare
  2. 20 Peru 425,601 number compare
  3. 21 Colombia 393,029 number compare
  4. 22 Uganda 368,379 number compare
  5. 23 Malaysia 367,473 number compare
  6. 24 Tunisia 346,148 number compare
  7. 25 Sri Lanka 327,358 number compare

See the full ranking of 121 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Low income?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Low income was 8.97 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Low income?
The highest recorded value was 8.97 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 4.07 million number in 1988.
How does Low income rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Low income ranks 22nd out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low income 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.