Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Colombia
Colombia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male was 88.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Colombia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Colombia is 88.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Colombia peaked at 90.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 78.5%, in 1993.
That places Colombia 28th out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 78.5% | — |
| 1996 | 78.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 84.1% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 82.6% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 84.2% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 83.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 84.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 83.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 84.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 84.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 84.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 84.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 88.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 89.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 89.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 88.9% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.5% | 78.5% | 78.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 82.6% | 84.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 84.3% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.7% | 88.9% | 90.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 25 Ecuador 91.5% compare
- 26 Tunisia 90.8% compare
- 27 Thailand 89.6% compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 86.5% compare
- 30 South Africa 85.7% compare
- 31 El Salvador 84.8% 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, rural, male in Colombia?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Colombia was 88.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.5% in 1993.
- How does Colombia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male?
- Colombia ranks 28th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release