Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 21.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Pre-demographic dividend, 1986–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Pre-demographic dividend is 21.1%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 21.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1986.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 38th of 38 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 7.9% | — |
| 1987 | 8.0% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 8.1% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 8.1% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 8.0% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 8.4% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 8.7% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 9.2% | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 9.5% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 9.9% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 10.6% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | +59.0% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | -22.1% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.0% | 7.9% | 8.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 8.0% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 10.0% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 16.0% | 21.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More reference data data for Pre-demographic dividend
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 13.90 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 14.29 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.09 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 28.19 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.89 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.3 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.6% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6705 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.6658 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.35 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Pre-demographic dividend was 21.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1986.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 38th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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.