Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female was 99.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.3%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
12th
of 40 countries
All-time high
99.4%
in 2022
All-time low
95.8%
in 2003
Years of data
20
2002–2023
Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female in Colombia stood at 99.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female in Colombia peaked at 99.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 95.8%, in 2003.
That places Colombia 12th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 95.9% | — |
| 2003 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 98.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 98.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.4% | 95.8% | 98.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 97.8% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 9 Dominican Republic 99.5% compare
- 10 El Salvador 99.4% compare
- 11 United States of America 99.3% compare
- 13 Paraguay 99.2% compare
- 14 Brazil 99.2% compare
- 14 Mexico 99.2% compare
More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.90 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.17 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.47 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7336 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,228 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41,553 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.32 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8138 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female in Colombia?
- Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female in Colombia was 99.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.8% in 2003.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female?
- Colombia ranks 12th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release