Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 82.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Late-demographic dividend, 1976–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 82.3% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 82.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 1986.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 38 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 36.7% | — |
| 1977 | 36.8% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 36.7% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 36.5% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 36.4% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 36.0% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 35.7% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 35.3% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 35.0% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 34.9% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 34.9% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 35.1% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 40.6% | +15.8% |
| 1989 | 40.9% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 37.0% | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 41.8% | +13.0% |
| 1992 | 42.3% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 42.8% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 43.2% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 43.5% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 43.8% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 57.9% | +32.0% |
| 1998 | 58.5% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 58.4% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 58.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 58.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 58.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 59.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 59.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 60.4% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 67.9% | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 69.1% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 70.9% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 71.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 73.4% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 76.4% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 77.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 78.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 81.2% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 82.3% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.7% | 36.5% | 36.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 36.5% | 34.9% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.9% | 37.0% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.1% | 58.4% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 71.8% | 82.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More reference data data for Late-demographic dividend
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.79 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.83 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.22 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 30.00 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.83 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.83 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.0% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.53 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.2 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.64 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Late-demographic dividend?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Late-demographic dividend was 82.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 1986.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 6th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.