Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia
Colombia: Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 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.
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
- 8 Chile 95.0% compare
- 9 Kyrgyz Republic 94.8% compare
- 10 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 94.5% compare
- 12 Paraguay 86.5% compare
- 13 Lesotho, Kingdom of 86.3% compare
- 14 Ecuador 86.1% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (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