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

Tonga: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 99.3% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
99.3%
World rank
3rd
of 82 countries
All-time high
99.3%
in 2018
All-time low
96.7%
in 1996
Years of data
5
1976–2018

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Tonga, 1976–2018

0204060801001976199720181976: 96.9 %1996: 96.7 %2006: 97.7 %2011: 98.8 %2018: 99.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Tonga stood at 99.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Tonga peaked at 99.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 96.7%, in 1996.

That places Tonga 3rd out of 82 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 96.9% 96.9% 96.9% 1
1990s 96.7% 96.7% 96.7% 1
2000s 97.7% 97.7% 97.7% 1
2010s 99.0% 98.8% 99.3% 2

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 1 Uzbekistan 99.8% compare
  2. 2 Kazakhstan 99.5% compare
  3. 4 Barbados 98.5% compare
  4. 5 Azerbaijan 98.3% compare
  5. 6 Uruguay 98.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Tonga?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Tonga was 99.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 96.7% in 1996.
How does Tonga rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
Tonga ranks 3rd out of 82 countries with data for 2018.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Tonga 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.