Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Colombia
Colombia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female was 91.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Colombia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Colombia stood at 91.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Colombia peaked at 92.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 77.4%, in 1993.
Colombia ranks 21st of 55 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, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 77.4% | — |
| 1996 | 78.9% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 84.4% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 84.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 85.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 85.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 85.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 86.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 85.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 86.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 85.9% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 86.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 88.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 90.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 92.5% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 91.9% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 91.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 91.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.2% | 77.4% | 78.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 85.4% | 84.4% | 86.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 85.9% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 90.8% | 92.5% | 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, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Colombia?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Colombia was 91.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.4% in 1993.
- How does Colombia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female?
- Colombia ranks 21st out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release