Children out of school, primary in Colombia
Colombia: Children out of school, primary was 289,295 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, primary in Colombia, 2000–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2022, children out of school, primary in Colombia stood at 289,295. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 323.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Colombia peaked at 289,295 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
That places Colombia 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children out of school, primary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 17,770 | — |
| 2005 | 13,941 | -21.5% |
| 2006 | 7,351 | -47.3% |
| 2007 | 3,588 | -51.2% |
| 2008 | 8,397 | +134.0% |
| 2009 | 9,434 | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 11,031 | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 4,332 | -60.7% |
| 2012 | 68,249 | +1475.5% |
| 2015 | 131,741 | +93.0% |
| 2016 | 201,303 | +52.8% |
| 2017 | 156,491 | -22.3% |
| 2018 | 180,919 | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 195,829 | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 239,318 | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 274,954 | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 289,295 | +5.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1475.5% | 4,332 | 68,249 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,720 | 0 | 17,770 | 9 |
| 2010s | 118,737 | 4,332 | 201,303 | 8 |
| 2020s | 267,856 | 239,318 | 289,295 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.68 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Colombia?
- Children out of school, primary in Colombia was 289,295 in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 289,295 in 2022.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for children out of school, primary?
- Colombia ranks 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 323.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.