Education spending in Colombia
Colombia: Education spending was 5.26 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Education spending in Colombia, 1979–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, education spending in Colombia stood at 5.26. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 16.6% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Colombia peaked at 5.26 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.73, in 1980.
Colombia ranks 52nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Education spending in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.75 | — |
| 1980 | 1.73 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 2.6 | +50.2% |
| 1984 | 3 | +15.7% |
| 1985 | 2.72 | -9.6% |
| 1989 | 2.71 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 3.93 | +45.1% |
| 1999 | 4.44 | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 3.51 | -20.9% |
| 2001 | 3.71 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 4.27 | +15.1% |
| 2003 | 4.33 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 4.08 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 4.02 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 3.92 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 4.08 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 3.94 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 4.78 | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 4.83 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.47 | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 4.37 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 4.88 | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 4.63 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 4.47 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 4.48 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.54 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 4.45 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 4.51 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 5.26 | +16.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 5.26 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.25, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 5.26 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.06, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +50.2% | 1.73 | 2.6 |
| 1998 | +45.1% | 2.71 | 3.93 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.55 | 1.73 | 3 | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.18 | 3.93 | 4.44 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.06 | 3.51 | 4.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.56 | 4.37 | 4.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.26 | 5.26 | 5.26 | 1 |
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 education spending in Colombia?
- Education spending in Colombia was 5.26 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.26 in 2020.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 in 1980.
- How does Colombia rank for education spending?
- Colombia ranks 52nd out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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