Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Colombia

Colombia: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity was 0.9152 LPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9152 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
18th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.9152 LPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.8471 LPIA
in 1996
Years of data
13
1993–2018

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Colombia, 1993–2018

00.20.40.60.811993200520181993: 0.86 LPIA1996: 0.847 LPIA2005: 0.885 LPIA2006: 0.885 LPIA2007: 0.887 LPIA2008: 0.888 LPIA2009: 0.896 LPIA2010: 0.899 LPIA2011: 0.896 LPIA2014: 0.905 LPIA2015: 0.902 LPIA2016: 0.911 LPIA2018: 0.915 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.9152 LPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in 2018. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Colombia peaked at 0.9152 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8471 LPIA, in 1996.

Colombia ranks 18th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Colombia, 1993 to 2018.
Year LPIA Change
1993 0.8597 LPIA
1996 0.8471 LPIA -1.5%
2005 0.8853 LPIA +4.5%
2006 0.8851 LPIA -0.0%
2007 0.8867 LPIA +0.2%
2008 0.8883 LPIA +0.2%
2009 0.8958 LPIA +0.8%
2010 0.8988 LPIA +0.3%
2011 0.8964 LPIA -0.3%
2014 0.9046 LPIA +0.9%
2015 0.9018 LPIA -0.3%
2016 0.9108 LPIA +1.0%
2018 0.9152 LPIA +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8534 LPIA 0.8471 LPIA 0.8597 LPIA 2
2000s 0.8882 LPIA 0.8851 LPIA 0.8958 LPIA 5
2010s 0.9046 LPIA 0.8964 LPIA 0.9152 LPIA 6

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 15 Chile 0.944 LPIA compare
  2. 16 Dominican Republic 0.9268 LPIA compare
  3. 17 Mexico 0.9202 LPIA compare
  4. 19 Ecuador 0.8926 LPIA compare
  5. 20 Peru 0.8847 LPIA compare
  6. 21 El Salvador 0.882 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Colombia?
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Colombia was 0.9152 LPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9152 LPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8471 LPIA in 1996.
How does Colombia rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity?
Colombia ranks 18th out of 38 countries with data for 2018.
Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 341 data points, 1976–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Location Parity Index (LPIA) is calculated by dividing the rural value for the indicator by the urban value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted location parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted LPI equal to 1 indicates parity between rural and urban locations. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of urban locations and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of rural locations. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/