Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Colombia

Colombia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.9125 LPIA in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9125 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
19th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.9125 LPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.8235 LPIA
in 1996
Years of data
13
1993–2018

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Colombia, 1993–2018

00.20.40.60.811993200520181993: 0.827 LPIA1996: 0.823 LPIA2005: 0.879 LPIA2006: 0.884 LPIA2007: 0.884 LPIA2008: 0.879 LPIA2009: 0.887 LPIA2010: 0.889 LPIA2011: 0.888 LPIA2014: 0.9 LPIA2015: 0.897 LPIA2016: 0.908 LPIA2018: 0.913 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.9125 LPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in 2018. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Colombia peaked at 0.9125 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8235 LPIA, in 1996.

That places Colombia 19th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.825 LPIA 0.8235 LPIA 0.8266 LPIA 2
2000s 0.8825 LPIA 0.8786 LPIA 0.8875 LPIA 5
2010s 0.899 LPIA 0.8877 LPIA 0.9125 LPIA 6

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 16 Mexico 0.9298 LPIA compare
  2. 17 Dominican Republic 0.9219 LPIA compare
  3. 18 Ecuador 0.9154 LPIA compare
  4. 20 Bolivia 0.8825 LPIA compare
  5. 21 Peru 0.8777 LPIA compare
  6. 22 Brazil 0.8668 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 36 places β†’

More reference data data for Colombia

All data for Colombia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Colombia?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Colombia was 0.9125 LPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9125 LPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8235 LPIA in 1996.
How does Colombia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
Colombia ranks 19th out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, 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/