Duration of compulsory education in Colombia
Colombia: Duration of compulsory education was 12 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
12
in 2015
All-time low
10
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Colombia, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 12 for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Colombia peaked at 12 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10, in 1998.
That places Colombia 33rd out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 33 Anguilla 12 compare
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- 33 Turkey 12 compare
- 33 Turkmenistan 12 compare
- 33 United Arab Emirates 12 compare
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More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 180,781 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.63 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Colombia?
- Duration of compulsory education in Colombia was 12 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2015.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 1998.
- How does Colombia rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Colombia ranks 33rd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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