Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of in Colombia
Colombia: Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of was 8.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of in Colombia, 2000–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2020, expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in Colombia stood at 8.3%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in Colombia peaked at 8.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2000.
That places Colombia 5th out of 70 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.6% | — |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +20.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 8.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.3%, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 8.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.9%, 1.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.6% | 7.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.9% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 1 |
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 expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in Colombia?
- Expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in Colombia was 8.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of?
- Colombia ranks 5th out of 70 countries with data for 2020.
- Is expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release