Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female was 94.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Colombia stood at 94.2%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Colombia peaked at 94.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.8%, in 2005.
Colombia ranks 16th 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, poorest quintile, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 75.1% | — |
| 2003 | 78.6% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 75.9% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 69.8% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 85.4% | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 84.7% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 86.8% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 87.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 89.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 91.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 92.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 92.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.1% | 69.8% | 85.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 84.7% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 92.1% | 94.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.8347 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0386 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0414 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Colombia?
- Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Colombia was 94.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.8% in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female?
- Colombia ranks 16th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release