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)
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
February 2026 Data Release