Colombia vs ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female

Colombia
49.0%
in 2020
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
64.0%
in 2019
Colombia rank
50th
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank
53rd

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female over time

  • Colombia
  • ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
0204060198920042020

How they compare

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) currently reports 64.0% against 49.0% in Colombia, a difference of 15.0%.

That makes ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)'s figure about 1.3 times Colombia's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 50th and ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 53rd of 59 countries.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) Difference Ahead
2000s 51.0% 64.5% 13.5% ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
2010s 49.9% 64.0% 14.1% ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female, Colombia or ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), at 64.0% against 49.0% in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female between Colombia and ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
15.0%, with ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Colombia and ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
Colombia ranks 50th and ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 53rd of 59 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
262 places, 6,930 data points, 1989–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release