Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes was 132.45 million number in 2019. β² Rising
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend, 1986β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 132.45 million number for illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 132.45 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 69.07 million number, in 1986.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 15th out of 38 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.20 million number | 69.07 million number | 71.52 million number | 4 |
| 1990s | 77.67 million number | 72.48 million number | 81.60 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.63 million number | 86.17 million number | 115.06 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 123.30 million number | 117.05 million number | 132.45 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 12 Indonesia 4.38 million number compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 4.31 million number compare
- 14 Mali 4.07 million number compare
- 15 Mozambique, Republic of 3.92 million number compare
- 16 Uganda 3.90 million number compare
- 17 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.83 million number compare
- 18 Algeria 3.54 million number compare
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 illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend was 132.45 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 132.45 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.07 million number in 1986.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 15th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
- Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of adults from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.