Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male was 88.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 88.6% for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in 2023.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Colombia peaked at 89.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 2005.
That places Colombia 17th out of 41 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, poorest quintile, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 64.8% | — |
| 2003 | 66.5% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 69.5% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 57.1% | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | +33.2% |
| 2009 | 75.4% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 74.1% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 77.8% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 79.7% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 79.7% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 82.9% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 85.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 86.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 89.9% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.2% | 57.1% | 76.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 74.1% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 86.2% | 89.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2022)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.08 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Colombia?
- Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Colombia was 88.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male?
- Colombia ranks 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release