Colombia vs Lower middle income: Literacy rate, youth female
Colombia
99.5%
in 2024
Lower middle income
90.5%
in 2024
Colombia rank
24th
Lower middle income rank
26th
Literacy rate, youth female over time
- Colombia
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 99.5% against 90.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 9.0%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 24th and Lower middle income ranks 26th of 105 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.9% | 61.5% | 35.4% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 73.7% | 24.8% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 83.7% | 15.2% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 89.7% | 9.6% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth female, Colombia or Lower middle income?
- Colombia, at 99.5% against 90.5% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth female between Colombia and Lower middle income?
- 9.0%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Lower middle income?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Lower middle income rank globally for literacy rate, youth female?
- Colombia ranks 24th and Lower middle income ranks 26th 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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About this data
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.