Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes was 95.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Colombia stood at 95.3%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Colombia peaked at 95.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 2000.
That places Colombia 45th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.3% | — |
| 2002 | 67.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 68.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 71.9% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 70.8% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 79.8% | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 80.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 83.5% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 82.9% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 84.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 84.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 89.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 89.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 90.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 90.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 91.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 95.3% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.3% | 67.3% | 80.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 82.9% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 89.9% | 95.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Colombia?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Colombia was 95.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 45th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release