Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes was 91.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 91.9% for completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes in Colombia peaked at 94.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 20th of 38 countries on this measure, 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, fourth quintile, both sexes in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 70.7% | — |
| 2003 | 78.0% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 74.4% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 94.9% | +27.5% |
| 2008 | 81.1% | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 86.3% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 85.6% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 87.7% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 87.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 90.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 91.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 93.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 91.9% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.9% | 70.7% | 94.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 85.6% | 93.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 91.9% | 94.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes in Colombia?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes in Colombia was 91.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 20th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release