Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Low income

Low income: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female was 64.7% in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
64.7%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
23rd
of 37 groups
All-time high
64.7%
in 2019
All-time low
59.8%
in 1994
Years of data
32
1988–2019

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Low income, 1988–2019

02040601988200320191988: 59.91989: 59.91990: 601991: 601992: 601993: 601994: 59.81995: 59.91996: 60.11997: 60.41998: 60.81999: 61.22000: 61.62001: 61.82002: 62.12003: 62.22004: 62.52005: 62.82006: 62.12007: 62.42008: 62.52009: 62.82010: 62.92011: 63.42012: 63.62013: 63.92014: 64.22015: 64.32016: 64.42017: 64.52018: 64.62019: 64.7

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Low income is 64.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Low income peaked at 64.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 59.8%, in 1994.

Low income ranks 23rd of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 59.9% 59.9% 59.9% 2
1990s 60.2% 59.8% 61.2% 10
2000s 62.3% 61.6% 62.8% 10
2010s 64.1% 62.9% 64.7% 10

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 74.2% compare
  2. 21 Spain 74.1% compare
  3. 22 Least developed countries 64.9% compare
  4. 22 Portugal 74.0% compare
  5. 23 Mozambique 73.6% compare
  6. 24 Central African Republic 73.1% compare
  7. 25 Indonesia 73.0% compare
  8. 26 Bahrain 72.0% compare

See the full ranking of 120 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Low income?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Low income was 64.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female recorded in Low income?
The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 59.8% in 1994.
How does Low income rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female?
Low income ranks 23rd out of 37 groups with data for 2019.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low income 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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Indicator
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,196 data points, 1970–2019
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Share of the elderly illiterate population that is female.