Colombia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female

Colombia
393,029 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
13.77 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
21st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
20th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female over time

  • Colombia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 13.77 million number against 393,029 number in Colombia, a difference of 13.38 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 35.0 times Colombia's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 82 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 269,164 number 8.17 million number 7.90 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 373,632 number 10.42 million number 10.04 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 399,321 number 12.13 million number 11.73 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female, Colombia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 13.77 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
13.38 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
14 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Colombia ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th 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.