Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female was 11.41 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
11.41 million number
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
21st
of 39 groups
All-time high
11.41 million number
in 2019
All-time low
5.51 million number
in 1986
Years of data
34
1986–2019

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Pre-demographic dividend, 1986–2019

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M1986200220191986: 5.5M number1987: 5.7M number1988: 5.8M number1989: 6.0M number1990: 6.1M number1991: 6.3M number1992: 6.5M number1993: 6.6M number1994: 6.8M number1995: 7.0M number1996: 7.1M number1997: 7.3M number1998: 7.4M number1999: 7.5M number2000: 7.8M number2001: 7.9M number2002: 8.1M number2003: 8.3M number2004: 8.4M number2005: 8.6M number2006: 8.1M number2007: 8.8M number2008: 8.8M number2009: 8.9M number2010: 9.1M number2011: 9.5M number2012: 9.8M number2013: 9.9M number2014: 10.2M number2015: 10.5M number2016: 10.7M number2017: 10.9M number2018: 11.2M number2019: 11.4M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Pre-demographic dividend recorded 11.41 million number for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 11.41 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.51 million number, in 1986.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 21st of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5.73 million number 5.51 million number 5.96 million number 4
1990s 6.85 million number 6.12 million number 7.51 million number 10
2000s 8.37 million number 7.76 million number 8.95 million number 10
2010s 10.32 million number 9.15 million number 11.41 million number 10

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 18 Tanzania 538,081 number compare
  2. 19 Mozambique 435,883 number compare
  3. 20 Peru 425,601 number compare
  4. 21 Colombia 393,029 number compare
  5. 22 Uganda 368,379 number compare
  6. 23 Malaysia 367,473 number compare
  7. 24 Tunisia 346,148 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Pre-demographic dividend?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Pre-demographic dividend was 11.41 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 11.41 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 5.51 million number in 1986.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 21st out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.