Youth literacy in Colombia
In Colombia, 99.0% of people aged 15 to 24 could read and write in 2024.
Colombia, 2024
99.0%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
Youth literacy in Colombia over time
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% of people aged 15 to 24. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Colombia |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% |
| 2022 | 98.9% |
| 2021 | 99.1% |
| 2020 | 99.0% |
| 2019 | 98.8% |
| 2018 | 98.8% |
| 2017 | 98.6% |
| 2016 | 98.7% |
| 2015 | 98.5% |
| 2014 | 98.5% |
| 2013 | 98.3% |
| 2012 | 98.2% |
| 2011 | 98.2% |
| 2010 | 98.1% |
| 2009 | 97.9% |
| 2008 | 98.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% |
| 2006 | 97.9% |
| 2005 | 98.0% |
| 2004 | 98.0% |
| 2003 | 97.5% |
| 2002 | 97.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 99.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 98.5%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
More for Colombia
All statistics for Colombia
Adult literacy rate
95.3%
2024 · 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