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 0.959 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Colombia, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Colombia is 0.959 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Colombia peaked at 0.959 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7143 GPIA, in 2012.
That places Colombia 54th out of 65 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 who have purchased or ordered goods or in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.7143 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.7586 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.871 GPIA | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8222 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7656 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8824 GPIA | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8471 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9167 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9426 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.959 GPIA | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8087 GPIA | 0.7143 GPIA | 0.8824 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9394 GPIA | 0.9167 GPIA | 0.959 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 0.959 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 0.959 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 0.7143 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Colombia rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Colombia ranks 54th out of 65 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 26.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release