Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female was 65.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Pre-demographic dividend, 1986–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2019, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 65.7%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 65.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 60.4%, in 1986.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 14th out of 37 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.6% | 60.4% | 60.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 61.8% | 61.0% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 63.0% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 64.3% | 65.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 11 Cambodia 80.3% compare
- 12 Peru 79.0% compare
- 13 Greece 78.9% compare
- 14 Brunei Darussalam 78.3% compare
- 15 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 78.2% compare
- 16 China (People’s Republic of) 77.6% compare
- 17 Malawi 77.0% compare
More reference data data for Pre-demographic dividend
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 14.29 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.09 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 13.90 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 28.19 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.89 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.3 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.6% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6705 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.6658 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.35 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Pre-demographic dividend was 65.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4% in 1986.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 14th out of 37 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.