Colombia vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male

Colombia
309,448 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
7.56 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
16th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
16th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male over time

  • Colombia
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197619972019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 7.56 million number against 309,448 number in Colombia, a difference of 7.25 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 24.4 times Colombia's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 16th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 83 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 186,314 number 16.97 million number 16.78 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 263,846 number 11.97 million number 11.71 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 304,219 number 8.63 million number 8.33 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male, Colombia or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 7.56 million number against 309,448 number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male between Colombia and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
7.25 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
14 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Colombia and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
Colombia ranks 16th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,212 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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