Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Colombia
Colombia: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 98.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Colombia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Colombia stood at 98.4%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Colombia peaked at 98.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 94.6%, in 1993.
That places Colombia 43rd out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 94.6% | — |
| 1996 | 96.4% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 96.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 96.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 97.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 97.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.5% | 94.6% | 96.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.3% | 96.7% | 97.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 97.7% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.4% | 98.8% | 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 of young men vs. women in Colombia?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Colombia was 98.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.6% in 1993.
- How does Colombia rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Colombia ranks 43rd out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.