Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in World
World: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 71.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in World, 1984–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 71.7% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in World peaked at 71.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 46.2%, in 1986.
That places World 15th out of 39 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.4% | 46.2% | 49.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 52.2% | 47.8% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.9% | 57.0% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 64.4% | 71.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
More reference data data for World
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 133.05 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 64.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 68.68 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.67 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 89.7% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.61 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.13 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 10.82 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in World?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in World was 71.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 71.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.2% in 1986.
- How does World rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- World ranks 15th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.