Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both was 88.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in Colombia stood at 88.9%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in Colombia peaked at 88.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.4%, in 2003.
Colombia ranks 15th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 61.5% | — |
| 2003 | 60.4% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 65.2% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 62.8% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 74.2% | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 70.7% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 79.2% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 75.5% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 77.8% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 79.8% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 79.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 82.5% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 81.7% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 84.4% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 84.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 82.8% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 88.4% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 88.9% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.8% | 60.4% | 74.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 75.5% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 82.8% | 88.9% | 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, poorest quintile, both in Colombia?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in Colombia was 88.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4% in 2003.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both?
- Colombia ranks 15th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release