Colombia Literacy Rate 1993-2024
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Colombia literacy rate for 2020 was 95.64%, a 0.39% increase from 2019.
- Colombia literacy rate for 2019 was 95.25%, a 0.16% increase from 2018.
- Colombia literacy rate for 2018 was 95.09%, a 0.44% increase from 2016.
- Colombia literacy rate for 2016 was 94.65%, a 0.41% increase from 2015.
| Colombia Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2020 |
95.64% |
0.39% |
| 2019 |
95.25% |
0.16% |
| 2018 |
95.09% |
0.44% |
| 2016 |
94.65% |
0.41% |
| 2015 |
94.25% |
0.06% |
| 2014 |
94.19% |
0.61% |
| 2011 |
93.58% |
0.21% |
| 2010 |
93.37% |
0.13% |
| 2009 |
93.24% |
-0.13% |
| 2008 |
93.38% |
0.73% |
| 2007 |
92.65% |
0.35% |
| 2006 |
92.30% |
-0.55% |
| 2005 |
92.85% |
0.04% |
| 2004 |
92.80% |
1.60% |
| 1996 |
91.21% |
0.14% |
| 1993 |
91.06% |
0.14% |
