Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female was 72.3% in 2019. β² Rising
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Upper middle income, 1976β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Upper middle income is 72.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Upper middle income peaked at 72.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 1990.
That places Upper middle income 8th out of 37 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.2% | 67.9% | 68.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 67.7% | 66.7% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.0% | 66.2% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.5% | 70.1% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 70.7% | 72.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More reference data data for Upper middle income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,056 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 298.62 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 293.42 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 21.50 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 19.74 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 41.24 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.97 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.94 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 84.4% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Upper middle income?
- Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female in Upper middle income was 72.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 1990.
- How does Upper middle income rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female?
- Upper middle income ranks 8th out of 37 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle 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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Share of the elderly illiterate population that is female.