Colombia vs World: Literacy rate, youth female
Colombia
99.5%
in 2024
World
92.0%
in 2024
Colombia rank
24th
World rank
23rd
Literacy rate, youth female over time
- Colombia
- World
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 99.5% against 92.0% in World, a difference of 7.5%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times World's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 24th and World ranks 23rd of 105 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.9% | 80.1% | 16.8% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 85.4% | 13.1% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 89.4% | 9.5% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 91.6% | 7.7% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth female, Colombia or World?
- Colombia, at 99.5% against 92.0% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth female between Colombia and World?
- 7.5%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and World?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and World rank globally for literacy rate, youth female?
- Colombia ranks 24th and World ranks 23rd 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.