Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before … second quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before … second quintile was 86.9% 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 86.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia peaked at 88.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 2002.
That places Colombia 11th out of 32 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 … second quintile in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 69.7% | — |
| 2003 | 71.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 73.9% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 80.7% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 85.9% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 86.6% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 84.1% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 85.5% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 82.4% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 77.1% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 86.9% | +5.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 86.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.2%, 91% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 86.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.0%, 91% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.1% | 69.7% | 77.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 73.1% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 77.1% | 86.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.68 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 190,940 (2022)
- 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)
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 86.9% 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 88.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary?
- Colombia ranks 11th out of 32 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 down 0.3%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release