Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Colombia
Colombia: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Colombia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 1.01 GPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Colombia peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 1993.
That places Colombia 2nd out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1996 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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 adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Colombia?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Colombia was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1993.
- How does Colombia rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Colombia ranks 2nd out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release