Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Colombia
Colombia: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 1.01 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.01
World rank
8th
of 68 countries
All-time high
1.01
in 2004
All-time low
1
in 2018
Years of data
15
2004–2024
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Colombia, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Colombia stood at 1.01. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Colombia peaked at 1.01 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2018.
Colombia ranks 8th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.01 | — |
| 2005 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.01 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1.01 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 1 | 1.01 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 8 Dominican Republic 1.01 compare
- 8 El Salvador 1.01 compare
- 8 Qatar 1.01 compare
- 8 Suriname 1.01 compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.01 compare
More education data for Colombia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 190,940 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 234,939 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 963,182 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 937,684 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Colombia?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Colombia was 1.01 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 in 2004.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2018.
- How does Colombia rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Colombia ranks 8th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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