Proportion of youth and adults … adjusted basic arithmetic formula in Colombia
Colombia: Proportion of youth and adults … adjusted basic arithmetic formula was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
9th
of 44 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.9462 GPIA
in 2017
Years of data
6
2016–2023
Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Colombia, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Colombia stood at 1 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
That places Colombia 9th out of 44 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of youth and adults … adjusted basic arithmetic formula in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 2017 | 0.9462 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.996 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9955 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9289 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9832 GPIA | 0.9462 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9955 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 6 Montenegro 1.04 GPIA compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 1.02 GPIA compare
- 8 Malta 1.01 GPIA compare
- 9 Bahrain 1 GPIA compare
- 11 Saudi Arabia 0.9963 GPIA compare
- 12 Poland 0.981 GPIA compare
More education data for Colombia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.68 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Colombia?
- Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Colombia was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9462 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Colombia rank for proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in?
- Colombia ranks 9th out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 used basic arithmetic formula in spreadsheet, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release