Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Singapore

Singapore: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female was 73,697 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
73,697 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
54th
of 82 countries
All-time high
84,283 number
in 2000
All-time low
53,135 number
in 1980
Years of data
12
1980–2018

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1980199920181980: 53.1k number1990: 66.8k number2000: 84.3k number2010: 76.1k number2011: 71.7k number2012: 72.3k number2013: 72.2k number2014: 71.5k number2015: 68.4k number2016: 71.7k number2017: 72.8k number2018: 73.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Singapore stood at 73,697 number.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Singapore peaked at 84,283 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 53,135 number, in 1980.

That places Singapore 54th out of 82 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 53,135 number 53,135 number 53,135 number 1
1990s 66,842 number 66,842 number 66,842 number 1
2000s 84,283 number 84,283 number 84,283 number 1
2010s 72,257 number 68,415 number 76,072 number 9

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 51 Laos 81,275 number compare
  2. 52 Dominican Republic 80,932 number compare
  3. 53 Paraguay 73,725 number compare
  4. 56 Palestine 34,368 number compare
  5. 57 Jordan 29,256 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Singapore?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Singapore was 73,697 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 84,283 number in 2000.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 53,135 number in 1980.
How does Singapore rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Singapore ranks 54th out of 82 countries with data for 2018.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Singapore 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.