Colombia vs ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female

Colombia
826,913
in 2020
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
217.47 million
in 2024
Colombia rank
27th
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank
26th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female over time

  • Colombia
  • ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M199920112024

How they compare

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) currently reports 217.47 million against 826,913 in Colombia, a difference of 216.64 million.

That makes ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)'s figure about 263.0 times Colombia's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 27th and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 26th of 59 countries.

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) Difference Ahead
2000s 1.10 million 245.50 million 244.40 million ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
2010s 975,806 231.65 million 230.67 million ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
2020s 826,913 227.90 million 227.07 million ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female, Colombia or ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), at 217.47 million against 826,913 in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female between Colombia and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
216.64 million, with ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
How do Colombia and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
Colombia ranks 27th and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 26th of 59 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
262 places, 6,969 data points, 1989–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release