Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Malta

Malta: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male was 5,495 number in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
5,495 number
World rank
65th
of 83 countries
All-time high
5,495 number
in 2018
All-time low
3,981 number
in 2005
Years of data
5
1985–2018

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Malta, 1985–2018

02.0k4.0k6.0k1985200120181985: 5.0k number1995: 4.9k number2005: 4.0k number2011: 4.2k number2018: 5.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Malta is 5,495 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 38.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Malta peaked at 5,495 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3,981 number, in 2005.

Malta ranks 65th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4,967 number 4,967 number 4,967 number 1
1990s 4,887 number 4,887 number 4,887 number 1
2000s 3,981 number 3,981 number 3,981 number 1
2010s 4,836 number 4,178 number 5,495 number 2

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 62 Jordan 6,372 number compare
  2. 63 Eswatini 6,176 number compare
  3. 64 Palestine 6,131 number compare
  4. 66 Uruguay 5,399 number compare
  5. 67 Qatar 4,664 number compare
  6. 68 Azerbaijan 3,198 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Malta?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Malta was 5,495 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 5,495 number in 2018.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 3,981 number in 2005.
How does Malta rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
Malta ranks 65th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malta 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.