Completion rate, primary education … rural wealth WPIA adjusted in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, primary education … rural wealth WPIA adjusted was 0.9174 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity in Colombia stood at 0.9174 WPIA.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity in Colombia peaked at 0.963 WPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6282 WPIA, in 2005.
That places Colombia 13th out of 22 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education … rural wealth WPIA adjusted in Colombia, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.764 WPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.7958 WPIA | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.768 WPIA | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6282 WPIA | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8451 WPIA | +34.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8016 WPIA | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8297 WPIA | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8559 WPIA | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8789 WPIA | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8393 WPIA | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8493 WPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.852 WPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8931 WPIA | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9041 WPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8697 WPIA | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.963 WPIA | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9092 WPIA | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9174 WPIA | +0.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.9174 WPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9612 WPIA, 95% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.9174 WPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.968 WPIA, 95% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Completion rate, primary education … rural wealth WPIA adjusted in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +34.5% | 0.6282 WPIA | 0.8451 WPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7671 WPIA | 0.6282 WPIA | 0.8451 WPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8628 WPIA | 0.8297 WPIA | 0.9041 WPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9148 WPIA | 0.8697 WPIA | 0.963 WPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.68 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 190,940 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 234,939 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 963,182 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 937,684 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity in Colombia?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity in Colombia was 0.9174 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.963 WPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6282 WPIA in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity?
- Colombia ranks 13th out of 22 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release