Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, male in Colombia
Colombia: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, male was 87.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, male in Colombia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 87.8% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, male in Colombia peaked at 89.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 1996.
That places Colombia 27th out of 53 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, rural, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 81.5% | — |
| 1996 | 80.8% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 84.3% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 83.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 84.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 85.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 85.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 86.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 86.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 87.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 88.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 89.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 87.8% | -1.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 87.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.9%, 94% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 87.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.2%, 97% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.2% | 80.8% | 81.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 84.3% | 83.8% | 84.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 85.5% | 88.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 87.8% | 89.3% | 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, rural, male in Colombia?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, male in Colombia was 87.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 1996.
- How does Colombia rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, male?
- Colombia ranks 27th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release