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| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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| Total | 88.2 | 88.4 | 88.6 | 88.8 | 89.0 | 89.3 | 89.5 | 89.7 | 89.9 | 90.8 | 91.8 | 92.7 | 93.6 | 94.6 | 95.2 | 95.7 | 96.3 | 96.9 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 97.6 | 97.6 | 97.7 | 97.7 | 97.8 | 97.8 | 97.9 | |
| Urban | 95.5 | 95.0 | 94.5 | 94.0 | 93.5 | 92.9 | 92.4 | 91.9 | 91.4 | 92.2 | 93.1 | 93.9 | 94.7 | 95.6 | 96.0 | 96.5 | 96.9 | 97.3 | 97.8 | 97.8 | 97.8 | 97.8 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.9 | |
| Rural | 76.2 | 77.5 | 78.9 | 80.2 | 81.5 | 82.8 | 84.2 | 85.5 | 86.8 | 87.9 | 89.1 | 90.2 | 91.3 | 92.5 | 93.3 | 94.2 | 95.1 | 95.9 | 96.8 | 96.9 | 97.0 | 97.1 | 97.2 | 97.3 | 97.4 | 97.5 | 97.6 | |
| Poor | 75.1 | 76.0 | 76.8 | 77.6 | 78.5 | 79.3 | 80.1 | 81.0 | 81.8 | 83.4 | 84.9 | 86.5 | 88.1 | 89.7 | 90.4 | 91.2 | 92.0 | 92.8 | 93.6 | 94.0 | 94.4 | 94.9 | 95.3 | 95.8 | 96.2 | 96.6 | 97.1 | |
| Nonpoor | 95.5 | 95.1 | 94.7 | 94.2 | 93.8 | 93.4 | 93.0 | 92.5 | 92.1 | 92.8 | 93.6 | 94.3 | 95.1 | 95.8 | 96.2 | 96.7 | 97.1 | 97.6 | 98.0 | 98.0 | 98.0 | 98.0 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.9 | |
| Lowest 25% | 72.5 | 74.0 | 75.6 | 77.1 | 78.6 | 80.2 | 81.7 | 83.2 | 84.8 | 86.1 | 87.5 | 88.8 | 90.2 | 91.5 | 92.5 | 93.5 | 94.5 | 95.4 | 96.4 | 96.6 | 96.7 | 96.8 | 96.9 | 97.0 | 97.2 | 97.3 | 97.4 | |
| Second 25% | 91.2 | 91.0 | 90.7 | 90.5 | 90.2 | 90.0 | 89.7 | 89.5 | 89.2 | 90.1 | 91.0 | 91.9 | 92.9 | 93.8 | 94.5 | 95.2 | 95.9 | 96.7 | 97.4 | 97.6 | 97.8 | 98.0 | 98.2 | 98.3 | 98.5 | 98.7 | 98.9 | |
| Third 25% | 98.7 | 98.0 | 97.3 | 96.6 | 95.8 | 95.1 | 94.4 | 93.6 | 92.9 | 93.7 | 94.4 | 95.2 | 95.9 | 96.7 | 97.0 | 97.3 | 97.6 | 97.9 | 98.2 | 98.2 | 98.2 | 98.2 | 98.2 | 98.2 | 98.2 | 98.1 | 98.1 | |
| Highest 25% | 99.9 | 99.6 | 99.4 | 99.1 | 98.3 | 97.6 | 96.8 | 96.1 | 95.3 | 95.9 | 96.5 | 97.1 | 97.7 | 98.3 | 98.4 | 98.5 | 98.6 | 98.7 | 98.8 | 98.5 | 98.3 | 98.1 | 97.8 | 97.6 | 97.4 | 97.1 | 96.9 | |
| Amazonas | 99.9 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 99.6 | 99.3 | 99.1 | 98.9 | 98.6 | 98.4 | 98.0 | 97.6 | 97.2 | 96.8 | 96.4 | 96.1 | 95.7 | 95.3 | |||||||||||
| Antioquia (incl Medellin) | 89.1 | 89.0 | 89.0 | 88.9 | 88.9 | 88.9 | 88.8 | 88.8 | 88.7 | 89.9 | 91.1 | 92.3 | 93.5 | 94.7 | 95.4 | 96.2 | 97.0 | 97.8 | 98.5 | 98.4 | 98.2 | 98.1 | 98.0 | 97.8 | 97.7 | 97.6 | 97.4 | |
| Arauca | 99.9 | 99.8 | 99.6 | 99.5 | 99.2 | 98.8 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 97.8 | 98.1 | 98.5 | 98.9 | 99.2 | 99.6 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 99.9 | |||||||||||
| Atlantico (incl Barranquilla) | 97.5 | 96.1 | 94.8 | 93.5 | 92.1 | 90.8 | 89.4 | 88.1 | 86.8 | 88.4 | 90.1 | 91.8 | 93.5 | 95.2 | 95.8 | 96.3 | 96.9 | 97.5 | 98.1 | 98.2 | 98.3 | 98.5 | 98.6 | 98.8 | 98.9 | 99.0 | 99.2 | |
| Bogota D.C. | 99.3 | 98.6 | 97.8 | 97.0 | 96.2 | 95.5 | 94.7 | 93.9 | 93.1 | 93.4 | 93.7 | 94.0 | 94.3 | 94.6 | 95.2 | 95.9 | 96.6 | 97.3 | 98.0 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.8 | 97.7 | 97.7 | 97.6 | 97.5 | 97.4 | |
| Bolivar (Sur and Norte) | 91.3 | 91.2 | 91.2 | 91.1 | 91.1 | 91.0 | 90.9 | 90.9 | 90.8 | 92.2 | 93.6 | 95.0 | 96.4 | 97.8 | 97.8 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 98.0 | 98.0 | 98.0 | 98.1 | 98.1 | 98.1 | 98.1 | 98.2 | 98.2 | 98.2 | |
| Boyaca | 96.6 | 96.0 | 95.5 | 95.0 | 94.5 | 93.9 | 93.4 | 92.9 | 92.4 | 93.3 | 94.3 | 95.2 | 96.2 | 97.2 | 97.7 | 98.2 | 98.6 | 99.1 | 99.6 | 99.4 | 99.2 | 98.9 | 98.7 | 98.4 | 98.2 | 98.0 | 97.7 | |
| Caldas | 89.7 | 90.3 | 90.9 | 91.5 | 92.1 | 92.7 | 93.3 | 93.9 | 94.5 | 94.5 | 94.5 | 94.5 | 94.4 | 94.4 | 95.1 | 95.7 | 96.3 | 97.0 | 97.6 | 97.0 | 96.4 | 95.8 | 95.2 | 94.5 | 93.9 | 93.3 | 92.7 | |
| Caqueta | 81.0 | 82.8 | 84.7 | 86.5 | 88.3 | 90.1 | 91.9 | 93.7 | 95.5 | 96.0 | 96.4 | 96.9 | 97.4 | 97.8 | 98.3 | 98.7 | 99.2 | |||||||||||
| Casanare | 99.9 | 99.7 | 99.5 | 99.4 | 98.8 | 98.3 | 97.8 | 97.3 | 96.7 | 97.3 | 97.9 | 98.5 | 99.1 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 99.9 | |||||||||||
| Cauca | 77.2 | 77.6 | 78.0 | 78.4 | 78.8 | 79.2 | 79.6 | 80.0 | 80.4 | 82.5 | 84.7 | 86.9 | 89.0 | 91.2 | 92.2 | 93.2 | 94.1 | 95.1 | 96.1 | 96.7 | 97.4 | 98.0 | 98.6 | 99.3 | 99.5 | 99.7 | 99.9 | |
| Cesar | 66.8 | 69.4 | 71.9 | 74.5 | 77.0 | 79.6 | 82.2 | 84.7 | 87.3 | 88.5 | 89.8 | 91.0 | 92.3 | 93.5 | 94.5 | 95.4 | 96.4 | 97.3 | 98.3 | 98.2 | 98.1 | 98.0 | 97.9 | 97.8 | 97.7 | 97.6 | 97.5 | |
| Choco | 66.6 | 70.8 | 74.9 | 79.1 | 83.3 | 87.5 | 91.6 | 95.8 | 100 | 98.7 | 97.3 | 96.0 | 94.6 | 93.3 | 94.4 | 95.5 | 96.6 | 97.7 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 99.0 | 99.0 | |
| Cordoba | 93.5 | 93.1 | 92.8 | 92.4 | 92.0 | 91.6 | 91.3 | 90.9 | 90.5 | 91.7 | 92.9 | 94.1 | 95.4 | 96.6 | 96.9 | 97.3 | 97.7 | 98.0 | 98.4 | 98.2 | 97.9 | 97.7 | 97.4 | 97.2 | 97.0 | 96.7 | 96.5 | |
| Cundinamarca | 78.3 | 80.4 | 82.5 | 84.6 | 86.8 | 88.9 | 91.0 | 93.1 | 95.2 | 95.5 | 95.9 | 96.2 | 96.5 | 96.8 | 97.2 | 97.5 | 97.9 | 98.2 | 98.6 | 98.7 | 98.8 | 99.0 | 99.1 | 99.2 | 99.4 | 99.5 | 99.6 | |
| Guainja | 89.8 | 90.9 | 92.1 | 93.2 | 94.3 | 95.4 | 96.5 | 97.7 | 98.8 | 97.2 | 95.7 | 94.1 | 92.6 | 91.0 | 89.5 | 87.9 | 86.4 | |||||||||||
| Guajira | 93.1 | 92.6 | 92.0 | 91.5 | 91.0 | 90.4 | 89.9 | 89.3 | 88.8 | 87.3 | 85.7 | 84.2 | 82.6 | 81.1 | 84.1 | 87.2 | 90.3 | 93.4 | 96.5 | 96.9 | 97.2 | 97.5 | 97.8 | 98.1 | 98.4 | 98.7 | 99.0 | |
| Guaviare | 99.9 | 99.7 | 99.6 | 99.4 | 99.2 | 99.0 | 98.8 | 98.6 | 98.3 | 98.3 | 98.4 | 98.4 | 98.4 | 98.4 | 98.4 | 98.5 | 98.5 | |||||||||||
| Huila | 71.1 | 74.4 | 77.8 | 81.1 | 84.4 | 87.8 | 91.1 | 94.4 | 97.7 | 97.4 | 97.1 | 96.7 | 96.4 | 96.1 | 96.1 | 96.1 | 96.2 | 96.2 | 96.3 | 96.1 | 95.9 | 95.7 | 95.5 | 95.3 | 95.1 | 94.9 | 94.8 | |
| Magdalena | 88.5 | 87.8 | 87.2 | 86.5 | 85.8 | 85.2 | 84.5 | 83.8 | 83.1 | 85.5 | 87.8 | 90.1 | 92.5 | 94.8 | 95.3 | 95.9 | 96.4 | 96.9 | 97.4 | 97.6 | 97.8 | 98.0 | 98.2 | 98.4 | 98.5 | 98.7 | 98.9 | |
| Meta | 99.8 | 98.4 | 97.0 | 95.6 | 94.2 | 92.8 | 91.4 | 89.9 | 88.5 | 90.1 | 91.7 | 93.3 | 94.9 | 96.5 | 96.3 | 96.1 | 95.9 | 95.8 | 95.6 | 96.0 | 96.4 | 96.8 | 97.2 | 97.7 | 98.1 | 98.5 | 98.9 | |
| Narino | 60.6 | 63.5 | 66.4 | 69.2 | 72.1 | 74.9 | 77.8 | 80.7 | 83.5 | 86.2 | 88.9 | 91.6 | 94.3 | 97.0 | 96.9 | 96.7 | 96.6 | 96.5 | 96.3 | 96.5 | 96.7 | 96.9 | 97.1 | 97.3 | 97.4 | 97.6 | 97.8 | |
| Norte de Santander | 87.1 | 87.8 | 88.6 | 89.4 | 90.1 | 90.9 | 91.6 | 92.4 | 93.1 | 93.1 | 93.1 | 93.0 | 93.0 | 93.0 | 93.9 | 94.8 | 95.7 | 96.6 | 97.5 | 96.4 | 95.3 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 92.1 | 91.0 | 89.9 | 88.9 | |
| Putumayo | 96.3 | 96.6 | 96.9 | 97.1 | 97.4 | 97.7 | 98.0 | 98.3 | 98.6 | 98.8 | 99.0 | 99.3 | 99.5 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 99.9 | |||||||||||
| Quindio | 96.5 | 96.4 | 96.3 | 96.3 | 96.2 | 96.1 | 96.1 | 96.0 | 96.0 | 96.2 | 96.5 | 96.8 | 97.1 | 97.4 | 97.8 | 98.1 | 98.5 | 98.8 | 99.2 | 99.1 | 99.0 | 99.0 | 98.9 | 98.8 | 98.7 | 98.6 | 98.5 | |
| Risaralda | 88.2 | 87.6 | 87.0 | 86.3 | 85.7 | 85.1 | 84.5 | 83.8 | 83.2 | 86.2 | 89.2 | 92.2 | 95.2 | 98.2 | 98.3 | 98.4 | 98.4 | 98.5 | 98.6 | 98.7 | 98.7 | 98.8 | 98.9 | 99.0 | 99.1 | 99.2 | 99.3 | |
| San Andres | 98.7 | 98.8 | 99.0 | 99.2 | 99.3 | 99.5 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 100 | 99.9 | 99.7 | 99.6 | 99.5 | 99.4 | 99.2 | 99.1 | 99.0 | |||||||||||
| Santander | 89.3 | 89.6 | 89.9 | 90.1 | 90.4 | 90.7 | 91.0 | 91.2 | 91.5 | 92.3 | 93.1 | 93.8 | 94.6 | 95.4 | 95.6 | 95.8 | 96.0 | 96.2 | 96.4 | 96.6 | 96.8 | 96.9 | 97.1 | 97.3 | 97.5 | 97.7 | 97.9 | |
| Sucre | 96.0 | 95.1 | 94.2 | 93.3 | 92.4 | 91.4 | 90.5 | 89.6 | 88.7 | 90.3 | 92.0 | 93.7 | 95.3 | 97.0 | 97.3 | 97.6 | 97.9 | 98.2 | 98.6 | 98.5 | 98.5 | 98.4 | 98.4 | 98.4 | 98.3 | 98.3 | 98.2 | |
| Tolima | 85.6 | 85.9 | 86.1 | 86.4 | 86.6 | 86.9 | 87.1 | 87.3 | 87.6 | 87.2 | 86.8 | 86.4 | 85.9 | 85.5 | 87.3 | 89.0 | 90.8 | 92.5 | 94.3 | 94.6 | 95.0 | 95.3 | 95.7 | 96.0 | 96.4 | 96.7 | 97.1 | |
| Valle (incl Cali) | 88.5 | 88.3 | 88.1 | 87.9 | 87.7 | 87.5 | 87.3 | 87.1 | 86.9 | 88.2 | 89.6 | 90.9 | 92.2 | 93.6 | 93.9 | 94.2 | 94.6 | 94.9 | 95.2 | 95.8 | 96.3 | 96.8 | 97.4 | 97.9 | 98.5 | 99.0 | 99.5 | |
| Vaupis | 94.1 | 94.2 | 94.4 | 94.5 | 94.6 | 94.8 | 94.9 | 95.1 | 95.2 | 95.1 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 94.9 | 94.8 | 94.7 | 94.7 | 94.6 | |||||||||||
| Vichada | 89.4 | 90.5 | 91.5 | 92.5 | 93.6 | 94.6 | 95.7 | 96.7 | 97.7 | 96.7 | 95.7 | 94.7 | 93.7 | 92.8 | 91.8 | 90.8 | 89.8 | |||||||||||