Brazil vs Colombia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Brazil
2.9%
in 2023
Colombia
4.3%
in 2023
Brazil rank
15th
Colombia rank
13th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 4.3% against 2.9% in Brazil, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Colombia ahead.
Brazil ranks 15th and Colombia ranks 13th of 25 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 6.1% | 1.3% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 4.4% | 1.0% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 3.8% | 1.1% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Brazil or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 4.3% against 2.9% in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Brazil and Colombia?
- 1.4%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Brazil ranks 15th and Colombia ranks 13th of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, urban, richest quintile, female (household survey data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release