Completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, male in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, male was 89.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, male in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, male in Colombia stood at 89.2%.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, male in Colombia peaked at 90.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 60.1%, in 2002.
That places Colombia 17th 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, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 60.1% | — |
| 2003 | 61.9% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 78.0% | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 72.7% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 73.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 89.6% | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 78.7% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 76.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 90.5% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 84.8% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 86.9% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 88.6% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 85.4% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 89.2% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.8% | 60.1% | 78.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 76.8% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 85.4% | 89.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, male in Colombia?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, male in Colombia was 89.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.1% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, male?
- Colombia ranks 17th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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, second quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release