Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia
Colombia: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 97.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia stood at 97.6%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia peaked at 97.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 78.8%, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 31st of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.8% | — |
| 2001 | 79.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 79.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 86.1% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 89.9% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 89.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 87.5% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 86.2% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 86.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 87.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | +12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.2% | 78.8% | 89.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 86.1% | 97.6% | 7 |
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 enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Colombia was 97.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.8% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Colombia ranks 31st out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release