Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Least developed countries: UN classification

Least developed countries: UN classification: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male was 8.41 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8.41 million number
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
15th
of 38 groups
All-time high
8.41 million number
in 2019
All-time low
3.88 million number
in 1980
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1980–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1980199920191980: 3.9M number1981: 4.0M number1982: 4.1M number1983: 4.2M number1984: 4.2M number1985: 4.3M number1986: 4.4M number1987: 4.6M number1988: 4.6M number1989: 4.7M number1990: 4.8M number1991: 5.0M number1992: 5.1M number1993: 5.3M number1994: 5.4M number1995: 5.5M number1996: 5.7M number1997: 5.8M number1998: 5.8M number1999: 5.9M number2000: 6.0M number2001: 6.1M number2002: 6.3M number2003: 6.4M number2004: 6.5M number2005: 6.6M number2006: 6.8M number2007: 6.9M number2008: 6.9M number2009: 7.1M number2010: 7.3M number2011: 7.7M number2012: 8.0M number2013: 8.1M number2014: 8.2M number2015: 8.3M number2016: 8.0M number2017: 8.2M number2018: 8.2M number2019: 8.4M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Least developed countries: UN classification is 8.41 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 8.41 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.88 million number, in 1980.

Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 15th of 38 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4.30 million number 3.88 million number 4.73 million number 10
1990s 5.43 million number 4.85 million number 5.85 million number 10
2000s 6.56 million number 5.95 million number 7.09 million number 10
2010s 8.02 million number 7.29 million number 8.41 million number 10

Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification

  1. 12 Morocco 571,732 number compare
  2. 14 Thailand 466,511 number compare
  3. 15 Nepal 429,157 number compare
  4. 16 Colombia 309,448 number compare
  5. 17 Cote d'Ivoire 261,729 number compare
  6. 18 Tanzania 222,565 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Least developed countries: UN classification?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Least developed countries: UN classification was 8.41 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
The highest recorded value was 8.41 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
The lowest recorded value was 3.88 million number in 1980.
How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 15th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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.