Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female was 76.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1976–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2019, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 76.5%. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 76.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 66.4%, in 1990.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 5th out of 37 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 68.7% | — |
| 1977 | 68.5% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 68.3% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 68.0% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 67.6% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 67.6% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 67.4% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 67.2% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 67.0% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 66.9% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 66.9% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 66.9% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 70.6% | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 70.5% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 66.4% | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 70.3% | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 70.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 70.1% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 70.0% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 70.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 70.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 72.8% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 72.8% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 72.8% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 72.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 72.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 72.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 72.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 72.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 72.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 73.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 74.1% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 74.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 74.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 75.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 74.3% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 76.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 76.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.4% | 68.0% | 68.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 67.9% | 66.9% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.5% | 66.4% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.1% | 72.5% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 74.3% | 76.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 2 Montenegro 90.6% compare
- 3 Türkiye 85.4% compare
- 4 Palestine, State of 84.9% compare
- 5 Viet Nam 84.8% compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 84.7% compare
- 7 Singapore 84.0% compare
- 8 Jordan 82.1% compare
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.08 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.13 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.30 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.79 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.14 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.17 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.18 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.00 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 76.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.4% in 1990.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th out of 37 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.
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Share of the elderly illiterate population that is female.