Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Paraguay

Paraguay: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male was 51,590 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
51,590 number
Change on year
up 44.9%
World rank
50th
of 83 countries
All-time high
51,590 number
in 2018
All-time low
18,968 number
in 1992
Years of data
13
1982–2018

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Paraguay, 1982–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k1982200020181982: 26.2k number1992: 19.0k number2002: 21.2k number2007: 22.1k number2008: 30.7k number2009: 25.9k number2010: 28.6k number2012: 32.5k number2013: 31.3k number2014: 30.3k number2015: 28.3k number2016: 35.6k number2018: 51.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 51,590 number for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.9% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Paraguay peaked at 51,590 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 18,968 number, in 1992.

That places Paraguay 50th out of 83 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 26,183 number 26,183 number 26,183 number 1
1990s 18,968 number 18,968 number 18,968 number 1
2000s 24,977 number 21,218 number 30,723 number 4
2010s 34,026 number 28,273 number 51,590 number 7

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 47 Bolivia 59,279 number compare
  2. 48 Togo 57,004 number compare
  3. 49 Burundi 55,078 number compare
  4. 51 Argentina 37,341 number compare
  5. 52 Laos 28,326 number compare
  6. 53 Zambia 27,191 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Paraguay?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Paraguay was 51,590 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 51,590 number in 2018.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 18,968 number in 1992.
How does Paraguay rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
Paraguay ranks 50th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay 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.