Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity was 0.9414 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Colombia stood at 0.9414 WPIA. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Colombia peaked at 0.9414 WPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6788 WPIA, in 2005.
Colombia ranks 14th of 22 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, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Colombia, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.8224 WPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.8342 WPIA | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8163 WPIA | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6788 WPIA | -16.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8726 WPIA | +28.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8764 WPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7988 WPIA | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8866 WPIA | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8967 WPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9028 WPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8991 WPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8242 WPIA | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9112 WPIA | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9242 WPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9194 WPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9343 WPIA | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9296 WPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9376 WPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9321 WPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9414 WPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8168 WPIA | 0.6788 WPIA | 0.8764 WPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8897 WPIA | 0.7988 WPIA | 0.9343 WPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9352 WPIA | 0.9296 WPIA | 0.9414 WPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Colombia?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Colombia was 0.9414 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9414 WPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6788 WPIA in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity?
- Colombia ranks 14th out of 22 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, urban, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release