Completion rate, primary education … rate wealth WPIA adjusted in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, primary education … rate wealth WPIA adjusted was 0.9203 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.9203 WPIA for completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in Colombia peaked at 0.9222 WPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6444 WPIA, in 2005.
That places Colombia 21st out of 51 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education … rate wealth WPIA adjusted in Colombia, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.7283 WPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.7495 WPIA | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7451 WPIA | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6444 WPIA | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 0.815 WPIA | +26.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8075 WPIA | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8035 WPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8345 WPIA | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8497 WPIA | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8569 WPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8634 WPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8404 WPIA | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.876 WPIA | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8856 WPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8925 WPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9037 WPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8981 WPIA | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9222 WPIA | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9117 WPIA | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9203 WPIA | +0.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.9203 WPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9563 WPIA, 96% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.9203 WPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9563 WPIA, 96% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Completion rate, primary education … rate wealth WPIA adjusted 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +26.5% | 0.6444 WPIA | 0.815 WPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7483 WPIA | 0.6444 WPIA | 0.815 WPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8606 WPIA | 0.8035 WPIA | 0.9037 WPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9131 WPIA | 0.8981 WPIA | 0.9222 WPIA | 4 |
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 completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in Colombia?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in Colombia was 0.9203 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9222 WPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6444 WPIA in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index?
- Colombia ranks 21st out of 51 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 Completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release