Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Colombia

Colombia: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female was 393,029 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
393,029 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
21st
of 82 countries
All-time high
409,411 number
in 2015
All-time low
252,583 number
in 1993
Years of data
14
1993–2018

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Colombia, 1993–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1993200520181993: 252.6k number1996: 285.7k number2004: 361.5k number2005: 350.3k number2006: 382.5k number2007: 374.8k number2008: 380.1k number2009: 392.6k number2010: 409.4k number2011: 392.5k number2014: 396.5k number2015: 409.4k number2016: 395.0k number2018: 393.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Colombia stood at 393,029 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Colombia peaked at 409,411 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 252,583 number, in 1993.

Colombia ranks 21st of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 269,164 number 252,583 number 285,745 number 2
2000s 373,632 number 350,252 number 392,559 number 6
2010s 399,321 number 392,548 number 409,411 number 6

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 18 Tanzania 538,081 number compare
  2. 19 Mozambique 435,883 number compare
  3. 20 Peru 425,601 number compare
  4. 22 Uganda 368,379 number compare
  5. 23 Malaysia 367,473 number compare
  6. 24 Tunisia 346,148 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Colombia?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in Colombia was 393,029 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 409,411 number in 2015.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 252,583 number in 1993.
How does Colombia rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Colombia ranks 21st out of 82 countries with data for 2018.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,221 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of females over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.