Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Colombia
Colombia: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location was 0.93 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Colombia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.93 LPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Colombia peaked at 0.94 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.85 LPIA, in 1996.
That places Colombia 21st out of 55 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, female, adjusted location 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 | 0.9 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.91 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.91 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.91 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.91 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.92 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.92 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.93 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.94 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.93 LPIA | -1.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.93 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.94 LPIA, 99% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.93 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.855 LPIA | 0.85 LPIA | 0.86 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.898 LPIA | 0.89 LPIA | 0.91 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9143 LPIA | 0.9 LPIA | 0.93 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.935 LPIA | 0.93 LPIA | 0.94 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, female, adjusted location in Colombia?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Colombia was 0.93 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.94 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.85 LPIA in 1996.
- How does Colombia rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location?
- Colombia ranks 21st out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release