Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Colombia
Colombia: Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or was 0.9102 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9102 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
53rd
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.9102 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.7253 GPIA
in 2016
Years of data
6
2016–2023
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Colombia, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.9102 GPIA for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
That places Colombia 53rd out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.7253 GPIA | — |
| 2017 | 0.81 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8151 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8529 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8855 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9102 GPIA | +2.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.9102 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9978 GPIA, 91% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.9102 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9687 GPIA, 94% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7835 GPIA | 0.7253 GPIA | 0.8151 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8829 GPIA | 0.8529 GPIA | 0.9102 GPIA | 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 who have purchased or ordered goods or in Colombia?
- Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Colombia was 0.9102 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9102 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7253 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Colombia rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Colombia ranks 53rd out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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 who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release