Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Paraguay
Paraguay: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female was 58.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Paraguay, 1982–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2018, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Paraguay stood at 58.8%.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Paraguay peaked at 65.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 55.8%, in 2008.
That places Paraguay 64th out of 82 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 60.9% | — |
| 1992 | 65.2% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 63.2% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 65.2% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 55.8% | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 58.2% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 59.6% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 60.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 62.6% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 58.8% | -3.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 58.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.8%, 91% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 58.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.4%, 99% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.9% | 60.9% | 60.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 65.2% | 65.2% | 65.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.5% | 55.8% | 65.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 58.2% | 62.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Paraguay?
- Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Paraguay was 58.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 2008.
- How does Paraguay rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female?
- Paraguay ranks 64th out of 82 countries with data for 2018.
- Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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 · JSON — 13 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.