Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes in Colombia
Colombia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes was 90.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes in Colombia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes in Colombia stood at 90.2%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes in Colombia peaked at 91.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 1993.
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, rural, both sexes in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 78.0% | — |
| 1996 | 78.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 84.3% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 83.7% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 84.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 84.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 84.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 84.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 85.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 85.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 85.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 88.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 91.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 90.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 90.2% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 90.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 90.2% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.4% | 78.0% | 78.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 84.6% | 83.7% | 85.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 85.2% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 90.2% | 91.1% | 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, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes in Colombia?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes in Colombia was 90.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 1993.
- How does Colombia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 25th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release