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

891,500count · 2020-17.7% since 2007

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, urban, both sexes (number). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator ILLPOP.AG15T99.URB. Annual figures for Colombia from 2005 to 2020.

20052020

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
2020891,500
2019930,192
2018922,018
2016977,983
20151,022,241
20141,033,708
20111,073,988
20101,122,461
20091,110,472
20081,010,697
20071,083,615
20061,102,557
2005973,538

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, urban, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-illpop-ag15t99-urb (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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