Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Colombia

Colombia: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female was 98.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
98.2%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
30th
of 165 countries
All-time high
98.2%
in 2018
All-time low
69.1%
in 1986
Years of data
14
1986–2018

Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Colombia, 1986–2018

0204060801001986200220181986: 69.1 % of primary school age children1991: 77 % of primary school age children1999: 97.1 % of primary school age children2000: 96.9 % of primary school age children2001: 91.7 % of primary school age children2002: 92.4 % of primary school age children2004: 95 % of primary school age children2012: 95.1 % of primary school age children2013: 93 % of primary school age children2014: 93.2 % of primary school age children2015: 96.6 % of primary school age children2016: 95.9 % of primary school age children2017: 97.8 % of primary school age children2018: 98.2 % of primary school age children

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 98.2% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Colombia peaked at 98.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 69.1%, in 1986.

Colombia ranks 30th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children) in Colombia, 1986 to 2018.
Year % of primary school age children Change
1986 69.1%
1991 77.0% +11.5%
1999 97.1% +26.0%
2000 96.9% -0.2%
2001 91.7% -5.4%
2002 92.4% +0.8%
2004 95.0% +2.9%
2012 95.1% +0.1%
2013 93.0% -2.2%
2014 93.2% +0.2%
2015 96.6% +3.6%
2016 95.9% -0.7%
2017 97.8% +1.9%
2018 98.2% +0.5%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 98.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.2%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 98.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1999 +26.0% 77.0% 97.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 69.1% 69.1% 69.1% 1
1990s 87.0% 77.0% 97.1% 2
2000s 94.0% 91.7% 96.9% 4
2010s 95.7% 93.0% 98.2% 7

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 27 Serbia 98.4% compare
  2. 28 Luxembourg 98.3% compare
  3. 29 Georgia 98.3% compare
  4. 31 Cyprus 98.2% compare
  5. 32 Croatia 98.1% compare
  6. 33 Brunei Darussalam 98.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Colombia?
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Colombia was 98.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2018.
What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 69.1% in 1986.
How does Colombia rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female?
Colombia ranks 30th out of 165 countries with data for 2018.
Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children)
Unit
% of primary school age children
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
201 places, 3,575 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.