Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia
Colombia: Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary was 79.5% 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
The most recent figure for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia is 79.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia peaked at 88.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 2002.
That places Colombia 17th out of 31 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 53.7% | — |
| 2003 | 59.2% | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 68.2% | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 72.7% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 72.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 71.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 76.8% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 79.1% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 88.9% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 79.3% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 81.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 83.6% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 80.6% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 78.6% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 79.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.6% | 53.7% | 72.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 79.7% | 71.8% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 73.3% | 80.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.83 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
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 79.5% 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 88.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary?
- Colombia ranks 17th 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 0.5%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release