Colombia

Female Literacy Rate

99.29
ages 15-24
Dec 93Dec 96Dec 04Dec 05Dec 06Dec 07Dec 08Dec 09Dec 10Dec 11Dec 14Dec 15Dec 16Dec 18Dec 19Dec 200.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • Colombia
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

51
Aruba99.39
52
Peru99.35
52
Mauritius99.35
54
Uruguay99.32
56
Colombia99.29
57
Mongolia99.23
58
Sri Lanka99.21
59
Palau99.17
59
Mexico99.17
61
Macedonia99.16

South America Ranking

1
Argentina99.76
2
Brazil99.43
3
Bolivia99.4
4
Peru99.35
5
Uruguay99.32
6
Colombia99.29
7
Venezuela99.09
8
Chile99.01
9
Paraguay98.66
10
Suriname98.4
11
Guyana97.04

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Definition of Female Literacy Rate

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

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