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

Upper middle income: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male was 12.40 million number in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
12.40 million number
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
11th
of 37 groups
All-time high
23.32 million number
in 1990
All-time low
12.40 million number
in 2019
Years of data
44
1976–2019

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Upper middle income, 1976–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M1976199720191976: 14.5M number1977: 15.1M number1978: 15.8M number1979: 16.5M number1980: 17.4M number1981: 17.9M number1982: 18.6M number1983: 19.2M number1984: 19.8M number1985: 20.4M number1986: 21.1M number1987: 21.4M number1988: 17.6M number1989: 18.0M number1990: 23.3M number1991: 19.2M number1992: 19.7M number1993: 20.4M number1994: 20.9M number1995: 21.5M number1996: 22.1M number1997: 16.2M number1998: 16.5M number1999: 16.9M number2000: 17.4M number2001: 17.8M number2002: 18.3M number2003: 18.6M number2004: 19.0M number2005: 18.9M number2006: 18.0M number2007: 15.1M number2008: 15.3M number2009: 14.5M number2010: 14.4M number2011: 13.9M number2012: 13.5M number2013: 13.6M number2014: 13.6M number2015: 13.1M number2016: 12.8M number2017: 12.9M number2018: 12.7M number2019: 12.4M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Upper middle income is 12.40 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Upper middle income peaked at 23.32 million number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12.40 million number, in 2019.

That places Upper middle income 11th out of 37 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 15.48 million number 14.50 million number 16.50 million number 4
1980s 19.15 million number 17.44 million number 21.43 million number 10
1990s 19.68 million number 16.23 million number 23.32 million number 10
2000s 17.28 million number 14.54 million number 18.96 million number 10
2010s 13.29 million number 12.40 million number 14.41 million number 10

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

  1. 8 Iran 1.25 million number compare
  2. 9 Indonesia 1.09 million number compare
  3. 10 Algeria 684,509 number compare
  4. 11 Mexico 636,314 number compare
  5. 12 Morocco 571,732 number compare
  6. 13 South Africa 473,808 number compare
  7. 14 Thailand 466,511 number compare

See the full ranking of 121 places β†’

More reference data data for Upper middle income

All data for Upper middle income β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Upper middle income?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Upper middle income was 12.40 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Upper middle income?
The highest recorded value was 23.32 million number in 1990.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Upper middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 12.40 million number in 2019.
How does Upper middle income rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
Upper middle income ranks 11th out of 37 groups with data for 2019.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male rising or falling in Upper middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Upper 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.