Colombia vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male

Colombia
60,587 number
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
57,009 number
in 2019
Colombia rank
39th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
36th

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male over time

  • Colombia
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 60,587 number against 57,009 number in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 3,578 number.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Colombia ranks 39th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 86 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 153,888 number 270,654 number 116,766 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 101,593 number 184,732 number 83,139 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 81,944 number 80,081 number 1,863 number Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male, Colombia or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Colombia, at 60,587 number against 57,009 number in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male between Colombia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
3,578 number, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
14 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
Colombia ranks 39th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 86 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
125 places, 2,252 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of males between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.