Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 61.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in IDA & IBRD total, 1976–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 61.4% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 61.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 1979.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 20th of 38 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.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 30.0% | — |
| 1977 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 30.0% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 30.1% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 30.2% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 30.4% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 30.5% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 30.9% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 31.9% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 35.7% | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 36.0% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 36.4% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 36.8% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 37.2% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 37.5% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 38.3% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 46.0% | +20.2% |
| 1998 | 47.4% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 46.6% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 46.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 47.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 47.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 52.3% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 52.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 54.3% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 57.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 58.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 32.0% | 30.1% | 36.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 39.9% | 36.4% | 47.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 46.6% | 54.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 56.9% | 61.4% | 5 |
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More reference data data for IDA & IBRD total
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 120.16 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 58.08 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 62.08 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.66 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.54 years (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 9.82 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 1.55 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in IDA & IBRD total?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in IDA & IBRD total was 61.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 1979.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 20th out of 38 groups with data for 2016.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of females age 65 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of female literates aged 65 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.