Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 85.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Colombia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Colombia is 85.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Colombia peaked at 87.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 2004.
Colombia ranks 69th of 96 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 80.6% | — |
| 2005 | 80.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 80.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 81.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 82.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 82.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 82.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 84.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 85.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 86.5% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 85.8% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.2% | 80.6% | 81.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 81.9% | 86.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 85.8% | 87.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- 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)
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 85.8% 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 87.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 2004.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Colombia ranks 69th out of 96 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 2.1%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release