Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female was 95.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 95.6% for completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female in Colombia peaked at 96.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 79.9%, in 2002.
That places Colombia 17th out of 40 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.3% | 79.9% | 91.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 92.9% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 95.6% | 96.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 14 Paraguay 97.2% compare
- 15 Brazil 97.1% compare
- 16 Egypt, Arab Republic of 95.9% compare
- 18 Dominican Republic 94.9% compare
- 19 India 94.5% compare
- 20 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 94.4% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female in Colombia?
- Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female in Colombia was 95.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.9% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female?
- Colombia ranks 17th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release