Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Thailand

Thailand: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female was 1.09 million number in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1.09 million number
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
13th
of 82 countries
All-time high
1.09 million number
in 2015
All-time low
265,631 number
in 2010
Years of data
6
1980–2015

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Thailand, 1980–2015

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1980199720151980: 771.4k number2000: 902.7k number2005: 979.0k number2010: 265.6k number2013: 1.0M number2015: 1.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Thailand is 1.09 million number, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Thailand peaked at 1.09 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 265,631 number, in 2010.

Thailand ranks 13th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 771,410 number 771,410 number 771,410 number 1
2000s 940,878 number 902,713 number 979,044 number 2
2010s 795,127 number 265,631 number 1.09 million number 3

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 10 Turkey 1.14 million number compare
  2. 11 Mexico 1.13 million number compare
  3. 12 Algeria 1.10 million number compare
  4. 14 Morocco 1.09 million number compare
  5. 15 South Africa 874,905 number compare
  6. 16 Vietnam 834,804 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Thailand?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Thailand was 1.09 million number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 million number in 2015.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 265,631 number in 2010.
How does Thailand rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Thailand ranks 13th out of 82 countries with data for 2015.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand 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.