Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Colombia
Colombia: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity was 1 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Colombia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Colombia is 1 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Colombia peaked at 1 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.93 LPIA, in 1993.
Colombia ranks 4th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Colombia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.93 LPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.94 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9584 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9504 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9686 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.96 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.97 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9687 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9697 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.98 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9798 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9909 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9879 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9879 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 LPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.935 LPIA | 0.93 LPIA | 0.94 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9647 LPIA | 0.9504 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9778 LPIA | 0.9687 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9913 LPIA | 0.9879 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 1 Albania 1.01 LPIA compare
- 1 Maldives 1.01 LPIA compare
- 1 Thailand 1.01 LPIA compare
- 4 Armenia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Azerbaijan 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Bangladesh 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Ecuador 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Spain 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Georgia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Sri Lanka 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Mongolia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Malaysia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Oman 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Palestine, State of 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Serbia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Tonga 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Uruguay 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Uzbekistan 1 LPIA compare
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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Colombia?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Colombia was 1 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 LPIA in 1993.
- How does Colombia rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity?
- Colombia ranks 4th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release