Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female was 92.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 92.5% for completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female in Colombia peaked at 92.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.4%, 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, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 68.3% | — |
| 2003 | 66.4% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 71.7% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 75.1% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 84.7% | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 83.3% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 85.6% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 84.4% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 85.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 85.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 88.3% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 88.4% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 89.9% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 92.5% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.8% | 66.4% | 80.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 81.5% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 87.0% | 92.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 12 Philippines 94.3% compare
- 13 Uruguay 93.9% compare
- 14 Jordan 93.4% compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 89.0% compare
- 17 Lesotho 88.8% compare
- 18 El Salvador 88.1% compare
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, female in Colombia?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female in Colombia was 92.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.4% in 2003.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female?
- Colombia ranks 15th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release