Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Colombia
Colombia: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Colombia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 1.01 index for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Colombia peaked at 1.02 index in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1 index, in 2018.
That places Colombia 13th out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Colombia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.02 index | — |
| 1996 | 1.01 index | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.02 index | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.01 index | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 index | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1 index | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 index | 1.01 index | 1.02 index | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.02 index | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 5 |
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 literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Colombia?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Colombia was 1.01 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 1993.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 index in 2018.
- How does Colombia rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Colombia ranks 13th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.