Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Qatar

Qatar: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male was 4,664 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
4,664 number
Change on year
up 22.3%
World rank
67th
of 83 countries
All-time high
4,664 number
in 2017
All-time low
1,232 number
in 2012
Years of data
13
1986–2017

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Qatar, 1986–2017

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1986200120171986: 1.9k number1997: 3.1k number2004: 3.0k number2007: 3.3k number2008: 2.7k number2009: 2.7k number2010: 1.9k number2011: 1.8k number2012: 1.2k number2013: 2.4k number2014: 4.0k number2016: 3.8k number2017: 4.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Qatar is 4,664 number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.3% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Qatar peaked at 4,664 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,232 number, in 2012.

Qatar ranks 67th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1,922 number 1,922 number 1,922 number 1
1990s 3,133 number 3,133 number 3,133 number 1
2000s 2,957 number 2,744 number 3,307 number 4
2010s 2,830 number 1,232 number 4,664 number 7

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 64 Palestine 6,131 number compare
  2. 65 Malta 5,495 number compare
  3. 66 Uruguay 5,399 number compare
  4. 68 Azerbaijan 3,198 number compare
  5. 69 Bahrain 3,039 number compare
  6. 70 Kazakhstan 2,647 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Qatar?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Qatar was 4,664 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 4,664 number in 2017.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 1,232 number in 2012.
How does Qatar rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
Qatar ranks 67th out of 83 countries with data for 2017.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Qatar 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.