Colombia vs UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male
Colombia
89.8%
in 2021
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
85.1%
in 2023
Colombia rank
88th
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
85th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male over time
- Colombia
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 89.8% against 85.1% in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 88th and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 85th of 164 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.9% | 47.0% | 8.1% | UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1980s | 51.8% | 58.2% | 6.4% | UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1990s | 59.4% | 71.1% | 11.7% | UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 80.5% | 0.2% | UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 83.3% | 3.1% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 85.4% | 8.0% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male, Colombia or UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Colombia, at 89.8% against 85.1% in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2021.
- What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male between Colombia and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 4.7%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Colombia and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Colombia ranks 88th and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 85th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male (%). 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