Colombia vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male

Colombia
570,730 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
11.12 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
29th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
28th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male over time

  • Colombia
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 11.12 million number against 570,730 number in Colombia, a difference of 10.55 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 19.5 times Colombia's.

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

Colombia ranks 29th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 83 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 676,520 number 38.87 million number 38.19 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 647,468 number 14.46 million number 13.82 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 618,737 number 12.74 million number 12.12 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, male, Colombia or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 11.12 million number against 570,730 number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, male between Colombia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
10.55 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
14 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Colombia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?
Colombia ranks 29th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of males from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.