Colombia vs ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes

Colombia
99.0%
in 2024
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
99.5%
in 2024
Colombia rank
33rd
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank
34th

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
020406080100198920062024

How they compare

ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) currently reports 99.5% against 99.0% in Colombia, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 33rd and ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 34th of 95 countries.

ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) Difference Ahead
1990s 96.2% 99.4% 3.1% ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
2000s 97.8% 99.3% 1.5% ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
2010s 98.5% 99.3% 0.8% ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
2020s 99.0% 99.5% 0.5% ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes, Colombia or ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), at 99.5% against 99.0% in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes between Colombia and ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
0.5%, with ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
25 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Colombia and ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank globally for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 33rd and ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 34th of 95 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
299 places, 9,763 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release