Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male was 28.07 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
28.07 million number
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
7th
of 37 groups
All-time high
28.07 million number
in 2019
All-time low
12.72 million number
in 1975
Years of data
45
1975–2019

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Lower middle income, 1975–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M1975199720191975: 12.7M number1976: 13.1M number1977: 13.5M number1978: 13.9M number1979: 14.3M number1980: 14.6M number1981: 15.1M number1982: 15.5M number1983: 15.9M number1984: 16.3M number1985: 16.7M number1986: 17.1M number1987: 17.3M number1988: 16.9M number1989: 17.2M number1990: 17.6M number1991: 18.2M number1992: 18.6M number1993: 19.1M number1994: 19.6M number1995: 20.1M number1996: 20.6M number1997: 21.1M number1998: 19.4M number1999: 19.9M number2000: 20.5M number2001: 21.1M number2002: 21.5M number2003: 21.3M number2004: 21.9M number2005: 23.2M number2006: 23.4M number2007: 24.2M number2008: 24.5M number2009: 24.7M number2010: 23.9M number2011: 24.6M number2012: 25.1M number2013: 25.7M number2014: 25.8M number2015: 26.1M number2016: 26.6M number2017: 27.2M number2018: 27.7M number2019: 28.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Lower middle income recorded 28.07 million number for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Lower middle income peaked at 28.07 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.72 million number, in 1975.

Lower middle income ranks 7th of 37 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 13.52 million number 12.72 million number 14.31 million number 5
1980s 16.25 million number 14.58 million number 17.25 million number 10
1990s 19.42 million number 17.55 million number 21.08 million number 10
2000s 22.63 million number 20.46 million number 24.70 million number 10
2010s 26.08 million number 23.95 million number 28.07 million number 10

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 4 Bangladesh 2.03 million number compare
  2. 5 Brazil 1.66 million number compare
  3. 6 Nigeria 1.53 million number compare
  4. 7 Egypt 1.27 million number compare
  5. 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.25 million number compare
  6. 9 Indonesia 1.09 million number compare
  7. 10 Algeria 684,509 number compare

See the full ranking of 121 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Lower middle income?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Lower middle income was 28.07 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 28.07 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 12.72 million number in 1975.
How does Lower middle income rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
Lower middle income ranks 7th out of 37 groups with data for 2019.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lower middle income 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.