Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Colombia
Colombia: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 39,819 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Colombia, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Colombia stood at 39,819 number. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Colombia peaked at 128,198 number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 39,819 number, in 2018.
Colombia ranks 41st of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 128,198 number | — |
| 1996 | 87,050 number | -32.1% |
| 2004 | 61,873 number | -28.9% |
| 2005 | 63,832 number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 71,569 number | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 63,357 number | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 63,743 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 64,059 number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 61,170 number | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 52,995 number | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 43,121 number | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 45,647 number | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 41,314 number | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 39,819 number | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107,624 number | 87,050 number | 128,198 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 64,739 number | 61,873 number | 71,569 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 47,344 number | 39,819 number | 61,170 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.8347 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0386 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0414 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Colombia?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Colombia was 39,819 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 128,198 number in 1993.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,819 number in 2018.
- How does Colombia rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Colombia ranks 41st out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of females between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.