Colombia vs Jordan: Literacy rates among adults

Colombia

95.3%

in 2024

Jordan

94.4%

in 2024

Colombia rank

35th

Jordan rank

38th

Literacy rates among adults over time

Colombia currently reports 95.3% against 94.4% in Jordan, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 35th and Jordan ranks 38th of 89 countries.

Indicator: Literacy rates among adults
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 89 places, 916 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.