Literacy rate, population 25-64 years … rate location LPIA adjusted in Colombia
Colombia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years … rate location LPIA adjusted was 0.92 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Colombia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Colombia is 0.92 LPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Colombia peaked at 0.93 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.82 LPIA, in 1996.
Colombia ranks 25th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years … rate location LPIA adjusted in Colombia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.83 LPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.82 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8827 LPIA | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8746 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8824 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.88 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.88 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.88 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.88 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.89 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.89 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.89 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8838 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8842 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.91 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9085 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.91 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.92 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.93 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9275 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9223 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9285 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.92 LPIA | -0.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.92 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.965 LPIA, 95% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.92 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9181 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.825 LPIA | 0.82 LPIA | 0.83 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8812 LPIA | 0.8746 LPIA | 0.89 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8997 LPIA | 0.8838 LPIA | 0.92 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9257 LPIA | 0.92 LPIA | 0.93 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.68 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Colombia?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Colombia was 0.92 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.82 LPIA in 1996.
- How does Colombia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Colombia ranks 25th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release