Colombia vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index

Colombia
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
1 GPIA
in 2024
Colombia rank
6th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
3rd

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index over time

  • Colombia
  • WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 1.01 GPIA against 1 GPIA in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.01 GPIA.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 6th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 3rd of 87 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 1 GPIA 0.965 GPIA 0.04 GPIA Colombia
2000s 1.01 GPIA 0.9862 GPIA 0.0193 GPIA Colombia
2010s 1.01 GPIA 0.998 GPIA 0.0118 GPIA Colombia
2020s 1.01 GPIA 1 GPIA 0.0088 GPIA Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index, Colombia or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
Colombia, at 1.01 GPIA against 1 GPIA in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index between Colombia and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
0.01 GPIA, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
25 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Colombia and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
Colombia ranks 6th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 3rd of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
290 places, 9,561 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release