Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Qatar

Qatar: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female was 4,958 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
4,958 number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
70th
of 82 countries
All-time high
4,958 number
in 2017
All-time low
1,979 number
in 1986
Years of data
13
1986–2017

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Qatar, 1986–2017

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1986200120171986: 2.0k number1997: 2.6k number2004: 3.4k number2007: 2.8k number2008: 4.8k number2009: 3.8k number2010: 3.6k number2011: 3.4k number2012: 3.0k number2013: 4.4k number2014: 4.7k number2016: 4.8k number2017: 5.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Qatar is 4,958 number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Qatar peaked at 4,958 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,979 number, in 1986.

That places Qatar 70th out of 82 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1,979 number 1,979 number 1,979 number 1
1990s 2,631 number 2,631 number 2,631 number 1
2000s 3,714 number 2,750 number 4,848 number 4
2010s 4,121 number 2,976 number 4,958 number 7

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 67 Uruguay 5,723 number compare
  2. 68 Suriname 5,239 number compare
  3. 69 Malta 5,044 number compare
  4. 71 Namibia 4,779 number compare
  5. 72 Kazakhstan 4,183 number compare
  6. 73 Brunei 3,567 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Qatar?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Qatar was 4,958 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 4,958 number in 2017.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 1,979 number in 1986.
How does Qatar rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Qatar ranks 70th out of 82 countries with data for 2017.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Qatar 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.