Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Colombia
Colombia: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 95.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Colombia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Colombia is 95.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Colombia peaked at 95.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 91.2%, in 1993.
That places Colombia 26th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 91.2% | — |
| 1996 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 92.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 92.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 93.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.2% | 91.2% | 91.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 92.9% | 92.2% | 93.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 93.5% | 95.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 95.5% | 95.9% | 5 |
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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 adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Colombia?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Colombia was 95.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.2% in 1993.
- How does Colombia rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- Colombia ranks 26th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release