Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia
Colombia: Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary was 86.4% 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 86.4% for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia peaked at 91.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 2010.
That places Colombia 13th out of 24 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 | 78.3% | — |
| 2003 | 80.7% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 80.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 82.2% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 85.6% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 73.6% | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 90.5% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 91.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 89.7% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 77.5% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 86.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.5% | 78.3% | 85.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 73.6% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 77.5% | 86.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
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 86.4% 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 91.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary?
- Colombia ranks 13th out of 24 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 4.0%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release