Colombia vs Low income: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female

Colombia
393,029 number
in 2018
Low income
8.97 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
21st
Low income rank
22nd

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female over time

  • Colombia
  • Low income
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M198820032019

How they compare

Low income currently reports 8.97 million number against 393,029 number in Colombia, a difference of 8.57 million number.

That makes Low income's figure about 22.8 times Colombia's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 21st and Low income ranks 22nd of 82 countries.

Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Low income Difference Ahead
1990s 269,164 number 4.85 million number 4.58 million number Low income
2000s 373,632 number 6.36 million number 5.98 million number Low income
2010s 399,321 number 7.84 million number 7.44 million number Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female, Colombia or Low income?
Low income, at 8.97 million number against 393,029 number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female between Colombia and Low income?
8.57 million number, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Low income?
14 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Low income rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Colombia ranks 21st and Low income ranks 22nd of 82 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Colombia vs Low income: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 25 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/elderly-illiterate-population-65-years-female-number/colombia/low-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/elderly-illiterate-population-65-years-female-number/colombia/low-income/">Colombia vs Low income: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,221 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of females over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.