Colombia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female

Colombia
393,029 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
8.95 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
21st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
24th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female over time

  • Colombia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 8.95 million number against 393,029 number in Colombia, a difference of 8.56 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 22.8 times Colombia's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 24th of 82 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 269,164 number 5.35 million number 5.08 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 373,632 number 7.16 million number 6.79 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 399,321 number 7.90 million number 7.50 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female, Colombia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 8.95 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
8.56 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
14 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Colombia ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 24th 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.

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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.