Colombia vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes over time
- Colombia
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
How they compare
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 1.30 million number against 1.05 million number in Colombia, a difference of 247,970 number.
That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 35th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 83 countries.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.39 million number | 5.60 million number | 4.20 million number | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 1.29 million number | 3.77 million number | 2.48 million number | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 1.19 million number | 1.69 million number | 508,355 number | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes, Colombia or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 1.30 million number against 1.05 million number in Colombia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes between Colombia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 247,970 number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
- How do Colombia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 35th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes (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 adults from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.