Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia
Colombia: Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary was 94.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia stood at 94.4%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia peaked at 94.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2010.
That places Colombia 9th out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 74.9% | — |
| 2003 | 77.6% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 78.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 80.3% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 72.7% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 82.4% | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 89.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 82.5% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 88.8% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 88.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 94.4% | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.3% | 74.9% | 80.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 72.7% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 79.6% | 94.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 6 South Africa 96.5% compare
- 7 Tunisia 95.1% compare
- 8 El Salvador 94.9% compare
- 10 Chile 94.2% compare
- 11 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 93.2% compare
- 12 Kyrgyzstan 92.0% compare
More education data for Colombia
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 234,939 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 963,182 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 937,684 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2022)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia?
- Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia was 94.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary?
- Colombia ranks 9th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release