Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Suriname

Suriname: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female was 5,239 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
5,239 number
World rank
68th
of 82 countries
All-time high
6,937 number
in 2004
All-time low
4,756 number
in 2010
Years of data
5
2004–2018

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Suriname, 2004–2018

02.0k4.0k6.0k2004201120182004: 6.9k number2008: 6.4k number2010: 4.8k number2012: 5.6k number2018: 5.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 5,239 number for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Suriname peaked at 6,937 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4,756 number, in 2010.

Suriname ranks 68th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,656 number 6,375 number 6,937 number 2
2010s 5,193 number 4,756 number 5,583 number 3

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 65 Bahrain 7,814 number compare
  2. 66 Azerbaijan 5,738 number compare
  3. 67 Uruguay 5,723 number compare
  4. 69 Malta 5,044 number compare
  5. 70 Qatar 4,958 number compare
  6. 71 Namibia 4,779 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Suriname?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Suriname was 5,239 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 6,937 number in 2004.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 4,756 number in 2010.
How does Suriname rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Suriname ranks 68th out of 82 countries with data for 2018.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Suriname 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.