Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Colombia
Colombia: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity was 0.92 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Colombia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.92 LPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Colombia peaked at 0.93 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.85 LPIA, in 1996.
Colombia ranks 24th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Colombia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.86 LPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.85 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.89 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.89 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.89 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.89 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.91 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.92 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.92 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.93 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.92 LPIA | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.855 LPIA | 0.85 LPIA | 0.86 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.892 LPIA | 0.89 LPIA | 0.9 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9071 LPIA | 0.9 LPIA | 0.92 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.925 LPIA | 0.92 LPIA | 0.93 LPIA | 2 |
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 location parity in Colombia?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Colombia was 0.92 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.85 LPIA in 1996.
- How does Colombia rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity?
- Colombia ranks 24th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release