Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia
Colombia: Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary was 85.7% 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 85.7% for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia peaked at 88.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 72.4%, in 2002.
That places Colombia 13th out of 20 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 | 72.4% | — |
| 2003 | 73.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 73.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 79.3% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 85.1% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 88.6% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 88.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 82.5% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 88.4% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 87.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 85.2% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 79.4% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 85.7% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.1% | 72.4% | 79.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 78.0% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 76.4% | 85.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- 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)
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 85.7% 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 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.4% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary?
- Colombia ranks 13th out of 20 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 3.3%. 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, urban, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release