Colombia vs Paraguay: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male

Colombia
95.3%
in 2018
Paraguay
95.7%
in 2018
Colombia rank
40th
Paraguay rank
39th

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

  • Colombia
  • Paraguay
020406080100198220002018

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 95.7% against 95.3% in Colombia, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 40th and Paraguay ranks 39th of 83 countries.

Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Paraguay Difference Ahead
2000s 93.4% 94.8% 1.4% Paraguay
2010s 94.6% 95.9% 1.3% Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, Colombia or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 95.7% against 95.3% in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male between Colombia and Paraguay?
0.4%, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Paraguay?
8 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Paraguay rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
Colombia ranks 40th and Paraguay ranks 39th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Colombia vs Paraguay: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/literacy-rate-population-25-64-years-male-percent/colombia/paraguay/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/literacy-rate-population-25-64-years-male-percent/colombia/paraguay/">Colombia vs Paraguay: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,219 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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