Colombia vs Lower middle income: Literacy rate, adult female
Colombia
95.7%
in 2024
Lower middle income
72.3%
in 2024
Colombia rank
26th
Lower middle income rank
23rd
Literacy rate, adult female over time
- Colombia
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 95.7% against 72.3% in Lower middle income, a difference of 23.4%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 26th and Lower middle income ranks 23rd of 89 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.2% | 45.0% | 46.2% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 92.9% | 56.7% | 36.2% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 65.6% | 29.0% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 70.9% | 24.8% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult female, Colombia or Lower middle income?
- Colombia, at 95.7% against 72.3% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult female between Colombia and Lower middle income?
- 23.4%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Lower middle income?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Lower middle income rank globally for literacy rate, adult female?
- Colombia ranks 26th and Lower middle income ranks 23rd of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.