Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia
Colombia: Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary was 78.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 78.6% for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia peaked at 79.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 56.4%, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 12th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 56.4% | — |
| 2003 | 65.9% | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 60.4% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 66.3% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 66.8% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 68.8% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 75.1% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 79.4% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 76.2% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 79.5% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 69.8% | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 69.1% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 69.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 69.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 78.6% | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.7% | 56.4% | 66.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 66.8% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 69.1% | 78.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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 78.6% in 2023, 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 79.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.4% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary?
- Colombia ranks 12th out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release