Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Colombia
Colombia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location was 0.93 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Colombia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.93 LPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Colombia peaked at 0.94 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.82 LPIA, in 1993.
Colombia ranks 24th of 55 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Colombia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.82 LPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.83 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.89 LPIA | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.89 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.89 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.89 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.91 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.92 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.92 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.93 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.94 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.93 LPIA | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.825 LPIA | 0.82 LPIA | 0.83 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.894 LPIA | 0.89 LPIA | 0.9 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.91 LPIA | 0.89 LPIA | 0.93 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.935 LPIA | 0.93 LPIA | 0.94 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 24 Brazil 0.93 LPIA compare
- 26 Dominican Republic 0.92 LPIA compare
- 27 Mexico 0.91 LPIA compare
- 27 Panama 0.91 LPIA compare
- 27 South Africa 0.91 LPIA compare
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, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Colombia?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Colombia was 0.93 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.94 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.82 LPIA in 1993.
- How does Colombia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location?
- Colombia ranks 24th out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release