Colombia

Youth Literacy Rate

99.01
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

55
Macedonia99.09
56
Mexico99.08
57
Seychelles99.07
57
Mongolia99.07
59
Mauritius99.04
60
Colombia99.01
60
Chile99.01
62
Sri Lanka98.97
63
Uruguay98.93
64
Panama98.88

South America Ranking

1
Argentina99.51
2
Peru99.44
3
Bolivia99.4
4
Brazil99.2
5
Colombia99.01
5
Chile99.01
7
Uruguay98.93
8
Venezuela98.76
9
Suriname98.65
10
Paraguay98.64

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Definition of Youth 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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