Colombia vs ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female
Colombia
97.0%
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
98.2%
in 2024
Colombia rank
27th
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
30th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time
- Colombia
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
How they compare
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 98.2% against 97.0% in Colombia, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 27th and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 30th of 88 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.7% | 77.0% | 13.8% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 93.6% | 93.1% | 0.5% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 96.5% | 1.2% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 97.9% | 1.1% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, Colombia or ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 98.2% against 97.0% in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between Colombia and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- 1.2%, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Colombia ranks 27th and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 30th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). 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