Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Colombia
Colombia: Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage was 3.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Colombia, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Colombia stood at 3.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Colombia peaked at 3.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2018.
That places Colombia 6th out of 87 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.0% | — |
| 1999 | 3.1% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -32.6% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +29.1% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +21.0% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -24.1% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -19.7% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -32.3% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +69.5% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +27.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 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 initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Colombia?
- Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Colombia was 3.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2018.
- How does Colombia rank for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage?
- Colombia ranks 6th out of 87 countries with data for 2020.
- Is initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release