Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9092 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Colombia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Colombia stood at 0.9092 LPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Colombia peaked at 0.9167 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8627 LPIA, in 2004.
Colombia ranks 64th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Colombia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.8627 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.8651 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8671 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.874 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8681 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8758 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8732 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8777 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.876 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8831 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8933 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8885 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8971 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9015 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9091 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9167 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9022 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9066 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9092 LPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8688 LPIA | 0.8627 LPIA | 0.8758 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8888 LPIA | 0.8732 LPIA | 0.9091 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9087 LPIA | 0.9022 LPIA | 0.9167 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.42 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.90 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.17 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Colombia?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Colombia was 0.9092 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9167 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8627 LPIA in 2004.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Colombia ranks 64th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release