Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Colombia
Colombia: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 921,657 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Colombia, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 921,657 number for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Colombia peaked at 1.22 million number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 921,657 number, in 2018.
That places Colombia 40th out of 87 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.04 million number | — |
| 1996 | 1.10 million number | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 1.10 million number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.09 million number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.22 million number | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 1.15 million number | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 1.08 million number | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 1.10 million number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.11 million number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.10 million number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.00 million number | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 1.03 million number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 965,396 number | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 921,657 number | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 million number | 1.04 million number | 1.10 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.12 million number | 1.08 million number | 1.22 million number | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million number | 921,657 number | 1.11 million number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Colombia?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Colombia was 921,657 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million number in 2006.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 921,657 number in 2018.
- How does Colombia rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- Colombia ranks 40th out of 87 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of females over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.