What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Greece?

The highest recorded value was 162,210 number in 2005.

What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Greece?

The lowest recorded value was 23,085 number in 2018.

How does Greece rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?

Greece ranks 56th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.

Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male rising or falling in Greece?

Over the last ten years it is down 83.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Greece 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.

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Greece

Name: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Greece
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Greece: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male was 23,085 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)

23,085 number

World rank

56th

of 83 countries

All-time high

162,210 number

in 2005

All-time low

23,085 number

in 2018

Years of data

1981–2018

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Greece, 1981–2018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Greece is 23,085 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 83.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Greece peaked at 162,210 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 23,085 number, in 2018.

That places Greece 56th out of 83 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1980s	63,624 number	63,624 number	63,624 number	1
1990s	70,639 number	70,639 number	70,639 number	1
2000s	123,090 number	49,013 number	162,210 number	4
2010s	27,196 number	23,085 number	31,308 number	2

Countries ranked near Greece

53 Zambia 27,191 number compare
54 Central African Republic 23,825 number compare
55 Panama 23,592 number compare
57 Oman 22,778 number compare
58 Singapore 13,998 number compare
59 Albania 9,495 number compare

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More reference data data for Greece

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Greece?: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Greece was 23,085 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Greece?: The highest recorded value was 162,210 number in 2005.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 23,085 number in 2018.
How does Greece rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?: Greece ranks 56th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male rising or falling in Greece?: Over the last ten years it is down 83.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Greece 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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of males over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.