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

Colombia: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location was 0.9248 LPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9248 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
15th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.9248 LPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.847 LPIA
in 1996
Years of data
13
1993–2018

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

00.20.40.60.811993200520181993: 0.861 LPIA1996: 0.847 LPIA2005: 0.892 LPIA2006: 0.891 LPIA2007: 0.896 LPIA2008: 0.895 LPIA2009: 0.907 LPIA2010: 0.905 LPIA2011: 0.9 LPIA2014: 0.912 LPIA2015: 0.909 LPIA2016: 0.919 LPIA2018: 0.925 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Colombia is 0.9248 LPIA, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Colombia peaked at 0.9248 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.847 LPIA, in 1996.

That places Colombia 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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, female, adjusted location in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Colombia, 1993 to 2018.
Year LPIA Change
1993 0.861 LPIA
1996 0.847 LPIA -1.6%
2005 0.8917 LPIA +5.3%
2006 0.8909 LPIA -0.1%
2007 0.8964 LPIA +0.6%
2008 0.8953 LPIA -0.1%
2009 0.9067 LPIA +1.3%
2010 0.9051 LPIA -0.2%
2011 0.9004 LPIA -0.5%
2014 0.912 LPIA +1.3%
2015 0.9089 LPIA -0.3%
2016 0.9192 LPIA +1.1%
2018 0.9248 LPIA +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.854 LPIA 0.847 LPIA 0.861 LPIA 2
2000s 0.8962 LPIA 0.8909 LPIA 0.9067 LPIA 5
2010s 0.9117 LPIA 0.9004 LPIA 0.9248 LPIA 6

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 12 Paraguay 0.9383 LPIA compare
  2. 13 Malaysia 0.9373 LPIA compare
  3. 14 Dominican Republic 0.9312 LPIA compare
  4. 16 Türkiye 0.9229 LPIA compare
  5. 17 Mexico 0.9127 LPIA compare
  6. 18 Ecuador 0.898 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Colombia?
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Colombia was 0.9248 LPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9248 LPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.847 LPIA in 1996.
How does Colombia rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location?
Colombia ranks 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 331 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/