Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 97.2% in 2024. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Colombia, 2000β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Colombia stood at 97.2%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Colombia peaked at 97.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 2000.
That places Colombia 46th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.0% | 81.6% | 89.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 90.6% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 93.9% | 97.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Colombia?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Colombia was 97.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 46th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release