Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male was 94.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 94.5% for completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Colombia peaked at 95.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 81.9%, in 2003.
Colombia ranks 19th of 41 countries on this measure, 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, middle quintile, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 84.3% | — |
| 2003 | 81.9% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 86.6% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 89.5% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 91.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 90.3% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 92.5% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 94.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.6% | 81.9% | 91.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 90.3% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 94.5% | 95.1% | 4 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Colombia?
- Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Colombia was 94.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.9% in 2003.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male?
- Colombia ranks 19th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, middle quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release