Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female was 50.7% in 2015. βΌ Falling
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Caribbean Small States, 1993β2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Caribbean Small States is 50.7%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Caribbean Small States peaked at 53.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 2011.
That places Caribbean Small States 37th out of 37 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.3% | 52.4% | 53.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 50.3% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 49.0% | 50.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More reference data data for Caribbean Small States
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.01 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 59,245 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 56,742 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 115,987 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.94 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.08 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 93.7% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.9 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.43 GPIA (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male 5,246 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Caribbean Small States?
- Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Caribbean Small States was 50.7% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 53.9% in 1993.
- What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 2011.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 37th out of 37 groups with data for 2015.
- Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Share of the elderly illiterate population that is female.