Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Turkey

Turkey: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female was 1.14 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
1.14 million number
Change on year
up 64.8%
World rank
10th
of 82 countries
All-time high
1.67 million number
in 2006
All-time low
688,853 number
in 2016
Years of data
17
1975–2017

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Turkey, 1975–2017

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1975199620171975: 844.5k number1980: 1.0M number1985: 1.0M number1990: 1.1M number2004: 1.6M number2005: 1.6M number2006: 1.7M number2007: 1.6M number2009: 1.5M number2010: 1.5M number2011: 1.3M number2012: 1.2M number2013: 1.1M number2014: 1.1M number2015: 1.1M number2016: 688.9k number2017: 1.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 1.14 million number for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in 2017.

The figure is up 64.8% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Turkey peaked at 1.67 million number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 688,853 number, in 2016.

That places Turkey 10th out of 82 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 844,483 number 844,483 number 844,483 number 1
1980s 1.04 million number 1.03 million number 1.04 million number 2
1990s 1.13 million number 1.13 million number 1.13 million number 1
2000s 1.60 million number 1.51 million number 1.67 million number 5
2010s 1.14 million number 688,853 number 1.46 million number 8

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 7 Nigeria 2.33 million number compare
  2. 8 Egypt 2.19 million number compare
  3. 9 Iran 1.66 million number compare
  4. 11 Mexico 1.13 million number compare
  5. 12 Algeria 1.10 million number compare
  6. 13 Thailand 1.09 million number compare

See the full ranking of 121 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Turkey?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Turkey was 1.14 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 1.67 million number in 2006.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 688,853 number in 2016.
How does Turkey rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Turkey ranks 10th out of 82 countries with data for 2017.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey 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.