Completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, female in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, female was 93.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, female in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 93.6% for completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, female in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, female in Colombia peaked at 98.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 2002.
That places Colombia 18th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, second quintile, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 63.0% | — |
| 2003 | 74.3% | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 71.4% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 89.2% | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 84.2% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 94.5% | +17.7% |
| 2011 | 86.6% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 90.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 90.7% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 90.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 88.9% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 91.6% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 92.8% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.1% | 63.0% | 89.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 86.6% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 92.8% | 93.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 15 Panama 94.7% compare
- 16 Bangladesh 94.6% compare
- 17 Dominican Republic 94.1% compare
- 19 Lesotho 92.6% compare
- 20 Zimbabwe 90.7% compare
- 21 El Salvador 84.7% compare
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, second quintile, female in Colombia?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, female in Colombia was 93.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, female?
- Colombia ranks 18th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release