Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in IDA only
IDA only: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 25.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in IDA only, 1982–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in IDA only is 25.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in IDA only peaked at 25.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1982.
IDA only ranks 30th of 38 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.3% | 13.9% | 14.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 14.8% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 18.7% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 19.4% | 25.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More reference data data for IDA only
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 28.87 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 14.24 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 14.63 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.2 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.04 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.34 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 95.0% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6961 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.7683 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.47 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in IDA only?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in IDA only was 25.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 1982.
- How does IDA only rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- IDA only ranks 30th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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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About this data
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.