Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male was 96.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male in Colombia is 96.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male in Colombia peaked at 97.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 88.7%, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 13th of 33 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, middle quintile, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 88.7% | — |
| 2003 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 91.1% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 89.3% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 93.4% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 95.7% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 90.2% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 95.1% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 95.2% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 96.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.2% | 88.7% | 95.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 90.2% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.2% | 97.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 97.6% compare
- 11 Panama 97.5% compare
- 12 Brazil 97.4% compare
- 14 Paraguay 96.2% compare
- 15 Philippines 95.1% compare
- 16 El Salvador 93.5% compare
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male in Colombia?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male in Colombia was 96.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.7% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male?
- Colombia ranks 13th out of 33 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release