Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Indonesia

Indonesia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 65.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
65.6%
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
41st
of 82 countries
All-time high
67.8%
in 2014
All-time low
16.2%
in 1980
Years of data
11
1980–2018

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Indonesia, 1980–2018

2040601980199920181980: 16.2 %1990: 22.3 %2004: 39.8 %2006: 62 %2008: 43.7 %2009: 49.4 %2011: 52.1 %2014: 67.8 %2015: 58.9 %2016: 60.2 %2018: 65.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 65.6% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2018.

That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Indonesia peaked at 67.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 1980.

That places Indonesia 41st out of 82 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 16.2% 16.2% 16.2% 1
1990s 22.3% 22.3% 22.3% 1
2000s 48.7% 39.8% 62.0% 4
2010s 60.9% 52.1% 67.8% 5

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 38 Paraguay 68.4% compare
  2. 39 Brunei Darussalam 66.8% compare
  3. 40 Malaysia 65.9% compare
  4. 42 El Salvador 62.1% compare
  5. 43 Honduras 58.2% compare
  6. 44 Palestine, State of 57.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Indonesia?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Indonesia was 65.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 67.8% in 2014.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 1980.
How does Indonesia rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
Indonesia ranks 41st out of 82 countries with data for 2018.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia 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

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,197 data points, 1970–2019
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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.