Colombia vs UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male
Colombia
84.8%
in 2024
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
93.5%
in 2024
Colombia rank
39th
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank
36th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male over time
- Colombia
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
How they compare
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific currently reports 93.5% against 84.8% in Colombia, a difference of 8.7%.
That makes UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 39th and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 36th of 87 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.8% | 64.4% | 10.4% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 77.2% | 79.2% | 1.9% | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 88.1% | 7.5% | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
| 2020s | 84.7% | 92.7% | 8.0% | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Colombia or UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, at 93.5% against 84.8% in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Colombia and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- 8.7%, with UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Colombia ranks 39th and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 36th of 87 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release