Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Iran
Iran: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female was 57.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Iran, 1976–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Iran is 57.1%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Iran peaked at 57.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 1996.
Iran ranks 70th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.2% | 55.2% | 55.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 53.8% | 53.8% | 53.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 53.9% | 53.6% | 54.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 56.0% | 55.5% | 56.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 56.3% | 57.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More reference data data for Iran
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 2,676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 42,936 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 95.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.2091 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 225.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 35,629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1,533 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Iran?
- Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Iran was 57.1% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 1996.
- How does Iran rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female?
- Iran ranks 70th out of 82 countries with data for 2016.
- Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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.