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 35.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Colombia, 2012–2023
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 35.0%.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Colombia peaked at 39.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2012.
Colombia ranks 58th of 66 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 27.6% | — |
| 2013 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 38.3% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 38.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 35.0% | -8.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 35.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.9%, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 35.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.5%, 93% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.0% | 27.6% | 39.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 35.0% | 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 35.0% 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 39.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2012.
- How does Colombia rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Colombia ranks 58th out of 66 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 26.8%. 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 Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or services, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release