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.
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
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 180,781 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.63 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.4% (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.