Colombia vs Early-demographic dividend: Literacy rate, youth female

Colombia
99.5%
in 2024
Early-demographic dividend
93.6%
in 2024
Colombia rank
24th
Early-demographic dividend rank
21st

Literacy rate, youth female over time

  • Colombia
  • Early-demographic dividend
020406080100197519992024

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 99.5% against 93.6% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 5.9%.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Early-demographic dividend's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 24th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 21st of 105 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 96.9% 68.2% 28.8% Colombia
2000s 98.5% 79.5% 19.0% Colombia
2010s 98.9% 88.1% 10.8% Colombia
2020s 99.3% 92.9% 6.5% Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth female, Colombia or Early-demographic dividend?
Colombia, at 99.5% against 93.6% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth female between Colombia and Early-demographic dividend?
5.9%, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Early-demographic dividend?
26 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for literacy rate, youth female?
Colombia ranks 24th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 21st of 105 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Unit
% of females ages 15-24
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
145 places, 2,856 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.