Colombia vs ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female

Colombia
85.2%
in 2024
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
96.0%
in 2023
Colombia rank
22nd
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank
20th

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time

  • Colombia
  • ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
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How they compare

ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) currently reports 96.0% against 85.2% in Colombia, a difference of 10.8%.

That makes ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)'s figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 22nd and ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 20th of 90 countries.

ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) Difference Ahead
2000s 73.8% 90.5% 16.7% ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
2010s 83.4% 95.1% 11.7% ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
2020s 84.7% 95.8% 11.1% ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Colombia or ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), at 96.0% against 85.2% in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Colombia and ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
10.8%, with ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
11 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Colombia and ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
Colombia ranks 22nd and ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 20th of 90 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,562 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release