Completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, primary education, rural, female was 96.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 96.9% for completion rate, primary education, rural, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Colombia peaked at 96.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 2002.
That places Colombia 45th out of 79 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, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.4% | — |
| 2002 | 72.5% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 75.6% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 84.6% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 83.7% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 88.1% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 87.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 89.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 90.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 91.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 87.8% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 91.1% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 91.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 92.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 93.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 93.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 96.9% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.6% | 72.5% | 84.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 87.6% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 92.3% | 96.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.83 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Colombia?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Colombia was 96.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, female?
- Colombia ranks 45th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release