Completion rate, primary education, urban, female (%) (rate female) in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, primary education, urban, female (%) (rate female) was 99.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Colombia stood at 99.1%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Colombia peaked at 99.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.8%, in 2000.
That places Colombia 26th out of 77 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, female (%) (rate female) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.8% | — |
| 2002 | 90.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 91.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 92.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 94.8% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | +1.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 99.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.5%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 99.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.5%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.1% | 89.8% | 95.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 95.2% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 97.2% | 99.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.68 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 190,940 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 234,939 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 963,182 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 937,684 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Colombia?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Colombia was 99.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.8% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, female?
- Colombia ranks 26th out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release