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

Colombia: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location was 0.9064 LPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9064 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
19th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.9064 LPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.8464 LPIA
in 1996
Years of data
13
1993–2018

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

00.20.40.60.811993200520181993: 0.858 LPIA1996: 0.846 LPIA2005: 0.879 LPIA2006: 0.878 LPIA2007: 0.877 LPIA2008: 0.881 LPIA2009: 0.886 LPIA2010: 0.893 LPIA2011: 0.892 LPIA2014: 0.898 LPIA2015: 0.895 LPIA2016: 0.903 LPIA2018: 0.906 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.9064 LPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in 2018. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Colombia peaked at 0.9064 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8464 LPIA, in 1996.

Colombia ranks 19th of 36 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, male, adjusted location in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Colombia, 1993 to 2018.
Year LPIA Change
1993 0.8578 LPIA
1996 0.8464 LPIA -1.3%
2005 0.8786 LPIA +3.8%
2006 0.8785 LPIA -0.0%
2007 0.877 LPIA -0.2%
2008 0.8813 LPIA +0.5%
2009 0.8856 LPIA +0.5%
2010 0.8928 LPIA +0.8%
2011 0.8925 LPIA -0.0%
2014 0.8979 LPIA +0.6%
2015 0.8953 LPIA -0.3%
2016 0.9031 LPIA +0.9%
2018 0.9064 LPIA +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8521 LPIA 0.8464 LPIA 0.8578 LPIA 2
2000s 0.8802 LPIA 0.877 LPIA 0.8856 LPIA 5
2010s 0.898 LPIA 0.8925 LPIA 0.9064 LPIA 6

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 16 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9362 LPIA compare
  2. 17 Mexico 0.9279 LPIA compare
  3. 18 Dominican Republic 0.9224 LPIA compare
  4. 20 El Salvador 0.8935 LPIA compare
  5. 21 Ecuador 0.8864 LPIA compare
  6. 22 Cambodia 0.8748 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Colombia?
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Colombia was 0.9064 LPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9064 LPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8464 LPIA in 1996.
How does Colombia rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location?
Colombia ranks 19th out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, 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/