Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in IDA total
IDA total: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female was 63.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in IDA total, 1981–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 63.1% for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in IDA total peaked at 63.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 1981.
That places IDA total 31st out of 38 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.2% | 58.0% | 58.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 59.2% | 58.8% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.7% | 60.0% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.2% | 61.3% | 63.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More reference data data for IDA total
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 43.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 21.60 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.89 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 22.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.06 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.72 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.9093 years (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index 0.9657 GPI (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in IDA total?
- Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in IDA total was 63.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 63.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 1981.
- How does IDA total rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female?
- IDA total ranks 31st out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.