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

Colombia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity was 0.9028 LPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9028 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
19th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.9028 LPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.8189 LPIA
in 1996
Years of data
13
1993–2018

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

00.20.40.60.811993200520181993: 0.828 LPIA1996: 0.819 LPIA2005: 0.87 LPIA2006: 0.876 LPIA2007: 0.87 LPIA2008: 0.87 LPIA2009: 0.88 LPIA2010: 0.881 LPIA2011: 0.885 LPIA2014: 0.894 LPIA2015: 0.891 LPIA2016: 0.9 LPIA2018: 0.903 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

In 2018, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Colombia stood at 0.9028 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Colombia peaked at 0.9028 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8189 LPIA, in 1996.

That places Colombia 19th out of 35 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.

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Colombia, 1993 to 2018.
Year LPIA Change
1993 0.8278 LPIA
1996 0.8189 LPIA -1.1%
2005 0.8705 LPIA +6.3%
2006 0.8765 LPIA +0.7%
2007 0.8704 LPIA -0.7%
2008 0.87 LPIA -0.0%
2009 0.8796 LPIA +1.1%
2010 0.8809 LPIA +0.2%
2011 0.8845 LPIA +0.4%
2014 0.8943 LPIA +1.1%
2015 0.8911 LPIA -0.4%
2016 0.9002 LPIA +1.0%
2018 0.9028 LPIA +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8234 LPIA 0.8189 LPIA 0.8278 LPIA 2
2000s 0.8734 LPIA 0.87 LPIA 0.8796 LPIA 5
2010s 0.8923 LPIA 0.8809 LPIA 0.9028 LPIA 6

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 16 Peru 0.9372 LPIA compare
  2. 17 Mexico 0.9372 LPIA compare
  3. 18 Dominican Republic 0.9191 LPIA compare
  4. 20 Ecuador 0.8954 LPIA compare
  5. 21 Iran 0.888 LPIA compare
  6. 22 El Salvador 0.872 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Colombia?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Colombia was 0.9028 LPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9028 LPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8189 LPIA in 1996.
How does Colombia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity?
Colombia ranks 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2018.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 326 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/