Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Colombia

Colombia: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity was 0.9854 LPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9854 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
22nd
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.9854 LPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.9281 LPIA
in 1993
Years of data
13
1993–2018

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Colombia, 1993–2018

00.20.40.60.811993200520181993: 0.928 LPIA1996: 0.945 LPIA2005: 0.968 LPIA2006: 0.969 LPIA2007: 0.968 LPIA2008: 0.964 LPIA2009: 0.966 LPIA2010: 0.971 LPIA2011: 0.972 LPIA2014: 0.979 LPIA2015: 0.978 LPIA2016: 0.982 LPIA2018: 0.985 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.9854 LPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in 2018. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Colombia peaked at 0.9854 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9281 LPIA, in 1993.

That places Colombia 22nd out of 38 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.

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Colombia, 1993 to 2018.
Year LPIA Change
1993 0.9281 LPIA
1996 0.9445 LPIA +1.8%
2005 0.9677 LPIA +2.5%
2006 0.9691 LPIA +0.1%
2007 0.968 LPIA -0.1%
2008 0.9637 LPIA -0.4%
2009 0.966 LPIA +0.2%
2010 0.9709 LPIA +0.5%
2011 0.972 LPIA +0.1%
2014 0.9795 LPIA +0.8%
2015 0.9782 LPIA -0.1%
2016 0.9824 LPIA +0.4%
2018 0.9854 LPIA +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9363 LPIA 0.9281 LPIA 0.9445 LPIA 2
2000s 0.9669 LPIA 0.9637 LPIA 0.9691 LPIA 5
2010s 0.9781 LPIA 0.9709 LPIA 0.9854 LPIA 6

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 19 Brazil 0.9877 LPIA compare
  2. 20 Peru 0.987 LPIA compare
  3. 21 Dominican Republic 0.9865 LPIA compare
  4. 23 El Salvador 0.9852 LPIA compare
  5. 24 Kuwait 0.9814 LPIA compare
  6. 25 Iran 0.9769 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Colombia?
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Colombia was 0.9854 LPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9854 LPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9281 LPIA in 1993.
How does Colombia rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity?
Colombia ranks 22nd out of 38 countries with data for 2018.
Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 341 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/