Colombia vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male

Colombia
84.8%
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
92.0%
in 2024
Colombia rank
39th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
41st

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

  • Colombia
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 92.0% against 84.8% in Colombia, a difference of 7.2%.

That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'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 WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 41st of 87 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1990s 74.8% 64.1% 10.7% Colombia
2000s 77.2% 77.8% 0.6% WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 80.6% 86.5% 5.9% WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2020s 84.7% 91.1% 6.5% WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Colombia or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 92.0% against 84.8% in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Colombia and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
7.2%, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
25 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Colombia and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
Colombia ranks 39th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 41st 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

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
287 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release