Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Colombia stood at 98.0%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Colombia peaked at 98.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 88.2%, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 38th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.2% | — |
| 2002 | 88.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 89.5% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 90.9% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.3% | 88.2% | 93.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 93.3% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 95.7% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.90 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.17 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.47 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7336 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,228 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41,553 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.32 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8138 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Colombia?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Colombia was 98.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.2% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 38th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release