Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male was 97.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male in Colombia stood at 97.4%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male in Colombia peaked at 97.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2003.
That places Colombia 14th out of 26 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 74.1% | — |
| 2003 | 72.7% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 80.4% | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 84.6% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 87.4% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 88.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 91.9% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 91.8% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 94.7% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 89.9% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 96.4% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.6% | 72.7% | 86.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 87.4% | 96.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 89.9% | 97.4% | 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, richest quintile, male in Colombia?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male in Colombia was 97.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2003.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male?
- Colombia ranks 14th out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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, richest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release