Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Brazil

Brazil: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male was 1.66 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.66 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
5th
of 83 countries
All-time high
1.76 million number
in 2015
All-time low
983,620 number
in 1980
Years of data
16
1980–2018

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Brazil, 1980–2018

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1980199920181980: 983.6k number2000: 1.4M number2004: 1.5M number2006: 1.5M number2007: 1.5M number2008: 1.6M number2009: 1.6M number2010: 1.6M number2011: 1.6M number2012: 1.6M number2013: 1.7M number2014: 1.7M number2015: 1.8M number2016: 1.7M number2017: 1.6M number2018: 1.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Brazil stood at 1.66 million number.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Brazil peaked at 1.76 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 983,620 number, in 1980.

That places Brazil 5th out of 83 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 983,620 number 983,620 number 983,620 number 1
2000s 1.50 million number 1.40 million number 1.59 million number 6
2010s 1.66 million number 1.58 million number 1.76 million number 9

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 2 China 5.26 million number compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 2.84 million number compare
  3. 4 Bangladesh 2.03 million number compare
  4. 6 Nigeria 1.53 million number compare
  5. 7 Egypt 1.27 million number compare
  6. 8 Iran 1.25 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Brazil?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Brazil was 1.66 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.76 million number in 2015.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 983,620 number in 1980.
How does Brazil rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
Brazil ranks 5th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,212 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of males over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.