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