Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Colombia
Colombia: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 97.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Colombia, 1982–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Colombia is 97.8%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Colombia peaked at 97.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 68.1%, in 1986.
Colombia ranks 63rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 72.9% | — |
| 1984 | 71.2% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 70.0% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 68.1% | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 68.8% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 68.7% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 68.9% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 71.9% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 80.0% | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 80.6% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 81.4% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 84.5% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 89.3% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 95.2% | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 96.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 96.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 94.9% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 95.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 94.6% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 97.4% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 96.3% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 95.7% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 92.8% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.4% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 95.4% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.8% | 68.1% | 72.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 84.9% | 71.9% | 96.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 95.9% | 94.6% | 97.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 92.8% | 97.8% | 7 |
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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 enrollment rate, primary in Colombia?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Colombia was 97.8% 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 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.1% in 1986.
- How does Colombia rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Colombia ranks 63rd out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.