Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Morocco

Morocco: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female was 1.09 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.09 million number
World rank
14th
of 82 countries
All-time high
1.09 million number
in 2018
All-time low
371,244 number
in 1982
Years of data
8
1982–2018

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Morocco, 1982–2018

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1982200020181982: 371.2k number1994: 652.4k number2004: 915.8k number2008: 991.3k number2009: 1.0M number2011: 930.5k number2012: 932.4k number2018: 1.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 1.09 million number for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Morocco peaked at 1.09 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 371,244 number, in 1982.

Morocco ranks 14th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 371,244 number 371,244 number 371,244 number 1
1990s 652,401 number 652,401 number 652,401 number 1
2000s 972,178 number 915,824 number 1.01 million number 3
2010s 985,332 number 930,539 number 1.09 million number 3

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 11 Mexico 1.13 million number compare
  2. 12 Algeria 1.10 million number compare
  3. 13 Thailand 1.09 million number compare
  4. 15 South Africa 874,905 number compare
  5. 16 Vietnam 834,804 number compare
  6. 17 Nepal 799,830 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Morocco?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Morocco was 1.09 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 371,244 number in 1982.
How does Morocco rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Morocco ranks 14th out of 82 countries with data for 2018.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco 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.