Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female was 98.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 98.3% for completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female in Colombia peaked at 98.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 90.9%, in 2005.
That places Colombia 11th out of 34 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, urban, middle quintile, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 93.2% | — |
| 2003 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 94.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 90.9% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 94.8% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.3% | 90.9% | 97.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 94.8% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 98.0% | 98.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2022)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.08 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female in Colombia?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female in Colombia was 98.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.9% in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female?
- Colombia ranks 11th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release