Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Colombia
Colombia: Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students was 13.63 Years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Colombia, 2013–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Colombia is 13.63 Years, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Colombia peaked at 14.42 Years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.63 Years, in 2024.
Colombia ranks 20th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 14.42 Years | — |
| 2014 | 14.4 Years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 14.19 Years | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 14.05 Years | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 14.02 Years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 13.99 Years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 14.02 Years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 13.7 Years | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 13.71 Years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 13.7 Years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 13.67 Years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 13.63 Years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.16 Years | 13.99 Years | 14.42 Years | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.68 Years | 13.63 Years | 13.71 Years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 17 Greece 13.77 Years compare
- 18 Switzerland 13.71 Years compare
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.69 Years compare
- 21 Chile 13.45 Years compare
- 22 United States of America 13.33 Years compare
- 23 Germany 13.25 Years compare
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 mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Colombia?
- Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Colombia was 13.63 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.42 Years in 2013.
- What is the lowest mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.63 Years in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students?
- Colombia ranks 20th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates. The default table displays graduates and new entrants data for the latest available year and for diferent tertiary levels of education. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, other levels of education, sex, mobility status and measure (enrolments). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.