Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Colombia
Colombia: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 0.9% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Colombia, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Colombia stood at 0.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and down 92.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Colombia peaked at 21.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2019.
Colombia ranks 163rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.2% | — |
| 2001 | 21.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | -30.9% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -27.4% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -81.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -74.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +20.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +18.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.6%, 6% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.5%, 14% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children who are not in pre-primary school 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -81.7% | 13.3% | 2.4% |
| 2019 | -74.0% | 2.4% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 10.1% | 21.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 0.6% | 13.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 3 |
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 share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Colombia?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Colombia was 0.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
- How does Colombia rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Colombia ranks 163rd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.