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Colombia: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes

1.69Mcount · 2020-24.2% since 2007

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes (number). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator ILLPOP.AG15T99. Annual figures for Colombia from 2004 to 2020.

20042020

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
20201,687,522
20191,788,390
20181,798,614
20161,884,675
20151,995,797
20141,984,946
20112,087,526
20102,117,478
20092,119,449
20082,040,236
20072,225,122
20062,285,534
20052,084,904
20042,058,550

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-illpop-ag15t99 (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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