Adult literacy rate in Colombia
95.3% of adults in Colombia could read and write in 2024.
Colombia, 2024
95.3%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
World, 2024
87.7%
Adult literacy rate in Colombia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Colombia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 95.3% | 87.7% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | 87.6% |
| 2022 | 95.3% | 87.4% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | 87.2% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | 87.0% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | 86.8% |
| 2018 | 95.1% | 86.8% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | 86.5% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | 86.3% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | 86.0% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | 85.6% |
| 2013 | – | 85.2% |
| 2012 | – | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | 84.7% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | 84.4% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | 83.8% |
| 2008 | 93.4% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | 92.7% | 83.1% |
| 2006 | 92.3% | 82.5% |
| 2005 | 92.8% | 82.6% |
| 2004 | 92.8% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | – | 81.7% |
| 2001 | – | 81.4% |
| 2000 | – | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 95.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 94.2%, the figure has changed by +1.1 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 87.7%.
More for Colombia
All statistics for Colombia
Primary school enrolment (gross)
104.8%
2022 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
23.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
97.2%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
85.4%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
80.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
7.3%nat_est (National estimate)
2022 · UNESCO UIS