Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Colombia
Colombia: Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 1 ratio in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 ratio
World rank
3rd
of 48 countries
All-time high
1 ratio
in 2024
All-time low
0.96 ratio
in 2008
Years of data
14
2005–2024
Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Colombia, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
In 2024, adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Colombia stood at 1 ratio. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Colombia peaked at 1 ratio in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.96 ratio, in 2008.
That places Colombia 3rd out of 48 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Colombia, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.97 ratio | — |
| 2006 | 0.97 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.97 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.96 ratio | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.97 ratio | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.97 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.97 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.98 ratio | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.98 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.98 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 ratio | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.99 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.99 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 ratio | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.968 ratio | 0.96 ratio | 0.97 ratio | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.98 ratio | 0.97 ratio | 0.99 ratio | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.995 ratio | 0.99 ratio | 1 ratio | 2 |
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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 location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Colombia?
- Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Colombia was 1 ratio in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 ratio in 2024.
- What is the lowest adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.96 ratio in 2008.
- How does Colombia rank for adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Colombia ranks 3rd out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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