Colombia vs Lower middle income: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- Colombia
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 83.3% against 50.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 32.5%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.6 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 25th and Lower middle income ranks 23rd of 83 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.6% | 37.1% | 35.5% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 75.7% | 42.4% | 33.3% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 47.8% | 32.1% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, Colombia or Lower middle income?
- Colombia, at 83.3% against 50.8% in Lower middle income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between Colombia and Lower middle income?
- 32.5%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Lower middle income?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
- How do Colombia and Lower middle income rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 25th and Lower middle income ranks 23rd of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the population age 65 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 65 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.