Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Macao

Macao: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female was 8,267 number in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
8,267 number
World rank
64th
of 82 countries
All-time high
11,402 number
in 2001
All-time low
6,418 number
in 1981
Years of data
5
1981–2016

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Macao, 1981–2016

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1981199820161981: 6.4k number2001: 11.4k number2006: 11.2k number2011: 8.6k number2016: 8.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Macao recorded 8,267 number for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in 2016.

That represents a change of down 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Macao peaked at 11,402 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6,418 number, in 1981.

Macao ranks 64th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 6,418 number 6,418 number 6,418 number 1
2000s 11,284 number 11,167 number 11,402 number 2
2010s 8,442 number 8,267 number 8,617 number 2

Countries ranked near Macao

  1. 61 Albania 16,828 number compare
  2. 62 Eswatini 13,932 number compare
  3. 63 Moldova 9,809 number compare
  4. 65 Bahrain 7,814 number compare
  5. 66 Azerbaijan 5,738 number compare
  6. 67 Uruguay 5,723 number compare

See the full ranking of 121 places →

More reference data data for Macao

All data for Macao →

Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Macao?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Macao was 8,267 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Macao?
The highest recorded value was 11,402 number in 2001.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Macao?
The lowest recorded value was 6,418 number in 1981.
How does Macao rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Macao ranks 64th out of 82 countries with data for 2016.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female rising or falling in Macao?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Macao 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

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
Last refreshed

Total number of females over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.