Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Colombia

Colombia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted was 0.7657 LPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.7657 LPIA
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
13th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.7657 LPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.6174 LPIA
in 1993
Years of data
13
1993–2018

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Colombia, 1993–2018

00.20.40.60.81993200520181993: 0.617 LPIA1996: 0.647 LPIA2005: 0.666 LPIA2006: 0.634 LPIA2007: 0.657 LPIA2008: 0.675 LPIA2009: 0.719 LPIA2010: 0.665 LPIA2011: 0.698 LPIA2014: 0.74 LPIA2015: 0.726 LPIA2016: 0.751 LPIA2018: 0.766 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

In 2018, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Colombia stood at 0.7657 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Colombia peaked at 0.7657 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6174 LPIA, in 1993.

Colombia ranks 13th of 35 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.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Colombia, 1993 to 2018.
Year LPIA Change
1993 0.6174 LPIA
1996 0.6469 LPIA +4.8%
2005 0.6657 LPIA +2.9%
2006 0.6337 LPIA -4.8%
2007 0.6566 LPIA +3.6%
2008 0.6754 LPIA +2.9%
2009 0.7188 LPIA +6.4%
2010 0.6649 LPIA -7.5%
2011 0.6982 LPIA +5.0%
2014 0.7396 LPIA +5.9%
2015 0.7264 LPIA -1.8%
2016 0.751 LPIA +3.4%
2018 0.7657 LPIA +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6322 LPIA 0.6174 LPIA 0.6469 LPIA 2
2000s 0.67 LPIA 0.6337 LPIA 0.7188 LPIA 5
2010s 0.7243 LPIA 0.6649 LPIA 0.7657 LPIA 6

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 10 Thailand 0.8624 LPIA compare
  2. 11 Chile 0.8491 LPIA compare
  3. 12 Palestine 0.7813 LPIA compare
  4. 14 Indonesia 0.7598 LPIA compare
  5. 15 Malaysia 0.742 LPIA compare
  6. 16 Paraguay 0.7268 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Colombia?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Colombia was 0.7657 LPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7657 LPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6174 LPIA in 1993.
How does Colombia rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted?
Colombia ranks 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2018.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 325 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/