Completion rate, primary education, male in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, primary education, male was 96.1% in 2024. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, male in Colombia, 2000β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, male in Colombia is 96.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male in Colombia peaked at 96.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.5%, in 2000.
That places Colombia 47th 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 | 82.3% | 78.5% | 87.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 88.0% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 92.3% | 96.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 44 Brazil 97.2% compare
- 45 South Africa 96.7% compare
- 46 Paraguay 96.2% compare
- 48 Jordan 96.1% compare
- 49 Egypt, Arab Republic of 96.0% compare
- 50 Philippines 94.1% compare
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, male in Colombia?
- Completion rate, primary education, male in Colombia was 96.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.5% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, primary education, male?
- Colombia ranks 47th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release