Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Türkiye

Türkiye: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male was 194,627 number in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
194,627 number
Change on year
up 70.1%
World rank
19th
of 83 countries
All-time high
566,152 number
in 1980
All-time low
114,398 number
in 2016
Years of data
17
1975–2017

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Türkiye, 1975–2017

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k1975199620171975: 470.8k number1980: 566.2k number1985: 478.5k number1990: 472.0k number2004: 490.8k number2005: 433.4k number2006: 447.4k number2007: 434.2k number2009: 419.5k number2010: 377.6k number2011: 301.5k number2012: 258.2k number2013: 243.1k number2014: 230.5k number2015: 218.8k number2016: 114.4k number2017: 194.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Türkiye stood at 194,627 number.

The figure is up 70.1% on the previous year and down 55.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Türkiye peaked at 566,152 number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 114,398 number, in 2016.

That places Türkiye 19th out of 83 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 470,790 number 470,790 number 470,790 number 1
1980s 522,310 number 478,469 number 566,152 number 2
1990s 471,989 number 471,989 number 471,989 number 1
2000s 445,059 number 419,453 number 490,806 number 5
2010s 242,343 number 114,398 number 377,621 number 8

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 16 Colombia 309,448 number compare
  2. 17 Côte d’Ivoire 261,729 number compare
  3. 18 Tanzania 222,565 number compare
  4. 20 Tunisia 166,978 number compare
  5. 21 Mozambique 156,553 number compare
  6. 22 Mali 154,113 number compare

See the full ranking of 121 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Türkiye?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Türkiye was 194,627 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 566,152 number in 1980.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 114,398 number in 2016.
How does Türkiye rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
Türkiye ranks 19th out of 83 countries with data for 2017.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Türkiye 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.