Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Colombia
Colombia: Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information was 35.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Colombia, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 35.0% for proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Colombia peaked at 39.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2010.
Colombia ranks 48th of 58 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27.2% | — |
| 2011 | 30.0% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 38.3% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 39.3% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 38.2% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 37.8% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 35.0% | -7.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 35.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.0%, 90% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 35.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.0%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.5% | 27.2% | 39.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 35.0% | 38.2% | 4 |
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 sought health related information in Colombia?
- Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Colombia was 35.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information?
- Colombia ranks 48th out of 58 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. 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 sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release