Colombia vs Lower middle income: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female

Colombia
96.3%
in 2018
Lower middle income
66.1%
in 2019
Colombia rank
25th
Lower middle income rank
25th

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time

  • Colombia
  • Lower middle income
406080100197519972019

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 96.3% against 66.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 30.2%.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.5 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 25th 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 90.7% 42.3% 48.5% Colombia
2000s 93.8% 53.3% 40.6% Colombia
2010s 95.3% 61.3% 33.9% Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, Colombia or Lower middle income?
Colombia, at 96.3% against 66.1% in Lower middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between Colombia and Lower middle income?
30.2%, 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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
Colombia ranks 25th and Lower middle income ranks 25th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,216 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Percentage of the female population between age 25 and age 64 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 female literates aged 25-64 years by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.