Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Senegal

Senegal: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female was 253,513 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
253,513 number
World rank
31st
of 82 countries
All-time high
253,513 number
in 2017
All-time low
109,224 number
in 1988
Years of data
7
1988–2017

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Senegal, 1988–2017

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1988200220171988: 109.2k number2002: 175.6k number2006: 190.9k number2009: 197.5k number2011: 211.0k number2013: 224.6k number2017: 253.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 253,513 number for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Senegal peaked at 253,513 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 109,224 number, in 1988.

That places Senegal 31st out of 82 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 109,224 number 109,224 number 109,224 number 1
2000s 188,027 number 175,627 number 197,505 number 3
2010s 229,719 number 211,031 number 253,513 number 3

Countries ranked near Senegal

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  3. 30 Saudi Arabia 266,969 number compare
  4. 32 Mali 249,336 number compare
  5. 33 Cambodia 241,423 number compare
  6. 34 Guatemala 229,872 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Senegal?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Senegal was 253,513 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 253,513 number in 2017.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 109,224 number in 1988.
How does Senegal rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Senegal ranks 31st out of 82 countries with data for 2017.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal 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.