Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in IDA total

IDA total: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male was 13.89 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
13.89 million number
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
10th
of 38 groups
All-time high
13.89 million number
in 2019
All-time low
6.56 million number
in 1980
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in IDA total, 1980–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M1980199920191980: 6.6M number1981: 6.8M number1982: 6.9M number1983: 7.1M number1984: 7.3M number1985: 7.4M number1986: 7.6M number1987: 7.9M number1988: 8.0M number1989: 8.2M number1990: 8.4M number1991: 8.6M number1992: 8.8M number1993: 9.0M number1994: 9.2M number1995: 9.4M number1996: 9.6M number1997: 9.8M number1998: 9.8M number1999: 10.0M number2000: 10.3M number2001: 10.5M number2002: 10.7M number2003: 10.9M number2004: 11.0M number2005: 11.2M number2006: 11.1M number2007: 11.7M number2008: 11.7M number2009: 11.8M number2010: 12.0M number2011: 12.6M number2012: 12.9M number2013: 13.1M number2014: 13.2M number2015: 13.4M number2016: 13.1M number2017: 13.4M number2018: 13.7M number2019: 13.9M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in IDA total stood at 13.89 million number. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in IDA total peaked at 13.89 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.56 million number, in 1980.

IDA total ranks 10th of 38 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 7.37 million number 6.56 million number 8.17 million number 10
1990s 9.27 million number 8.36 million number 9.98 million number 10
2000s 11.07 million number 10.28 million number 11.82 million number 10
2010s 13.12 million number 12.04 million number 13.89 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA total

  1. 7 Egypt 1.27 million number compare
  2. 8 Iran 1.25 million number compare
  3. 9 Indonesia 1.09 million number compare
  4. 10 Algeria 684,509 number compare
  5. 11 Mexico 636,314 number compare
  6. 12 Morocco 571,732 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in IDA total?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in IDA total was 13.89 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in IDA total?
The highest recorded value was 13.89 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in IDA total?
The lowest recorded value was 6.56 million number in 1980.
How does IDA total rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
IDA total ranks 10th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male rising or falling in IDA total?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA total 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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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.