Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Mexico

Mexico: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female was 1.13 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.13 million number
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
11th
of 82 countries
All-time high
1.26 million number
in 2010
All-time low
688,529 number
in 1980
Years of data
19
1980–2018

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Mexico, 1980–2018

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1980199920181980: 688.5k number1990: 871.8k number2000: 1.1M number2002: 1.2M number2004: 1.2M number2005: 1.2M number2006: 1.1M number2007: 1.1M number2008: 1.2M number2009: 1.1M number2010: 1.3M number2011: 1.2M number2012: 1.1M number2013: 1.1M number2014: 1.1M number2015: 1.2M number2016: 1.1M number2017: 1.1M number2018: 1.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Mexico stood at 1.13 million number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Mexico peaked at 1.26 million number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 688,529 number, in 1980.

That places Mexico 11th out of 82 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 688,529 number 688,529 number 688,529 number 1
1990s 871,756 number 871,756 number 871,756 number 1
2000s 1.15 million number 1.08 million number 1.23 million number 8
2010s 1.17 million number 1.12 million number 1.26 million number 9

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 8 Egypt 2.19 million number compare
  2. 9 Iran 1.66 million number compare
  3. 10 Turkey 1.14 million number compare
  4. 12 Algeria 1.10 million number compare
  5. 13 Thailand 1.09 million number compare
  6. 14 Morocco 1.09 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Mexico?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Mexico was 1.13 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 1.26 million number in 2010.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 688,529 number in 1980.
How does Mexico rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Mexico ranks 11th out of 82 countries with data for 2018.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico 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.