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 35.1% 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 35.1%.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Colombia peaked at 39.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2013.
That places Colombia 55th out of 66 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 27.5% | — |
| 2013 | 27.1% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 35.6% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 39.7% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 37.9% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 37.2% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 35.1% | -5.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 35.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.9%, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 35.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.5%, 94% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.1% | 27.1% | 39.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 35.1% | 37.9% | 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 35.1% 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 39.7% 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 27.1% in 2013.
- How does Colombia rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Colombia ranks 55th 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 29.5%. 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 Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or services, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release