Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Colombia
Colombia: Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or was 35.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
35.8%
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
57th
of 64 countries
All-time high
38.5%
in 2021
All-time low
35.2%
in 2016
Years of data
6
2016–2023
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Colombia, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Colombia stood at 35.8%.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
That places Colombia 57th out of 64 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 35.2% | — |
| 2017 | 38.3% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 38.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 38.2% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 35.8% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.2% | 35.2% | 38.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 35.8% | 38.5% | 3 |
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 proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Colombia?
- Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Colombia was 35.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 2016.
- How does Colombia rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Colombia ranks 57th out of 64 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or services, 25-74 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release