Literacy rate, adult male in Colombia
Colombia: Literacy rate, adult male was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult male in Colombia, 1993–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15 and above.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, adult male in Colombia stood at 95.0%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult male in Colombia peaked at 95.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 91.0%, in 1993.
That places Colombia 39th out of 88 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.
Literacy rate, adult male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 91.0% | — |
| 1996 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 92.9% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 92.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 92.4% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 92.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 93.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 93.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 93.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | -0.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 95.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.8%, 98% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 95.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.4%, 100% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.0% | 91.0% | 91.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 92.8% | 92.4% | 93.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 93.2% | 95.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 95.0% | 95.5% | 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 literacy rate, adult male in Colombia?
- Literacy rate, adult male in Colombia was 95.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.0% in 1993.
- How does Colombia rank for literacy rate, adult male?
- Colombia ranks 39th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.