Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Colombia
Colombia: Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
1
in 1998
All-time low
1
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Colombia, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 1 for number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Colombia peaked at 1 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1998.
Colombia ranks 32nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | — |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 32 Angola 1 compare
- 32 Austria 1 compare
- 32 Belgium 1 compare
- 32 Cayman Islands 1 compare
- 32 Cyprus 1 compare
- 32 Czechia 1 compare
- 32 Finland 1 compare
- 32 Gibraltar 1 compare
- 32 Greece 1 compare
- 32 Guam 1 compare
- 32 Honduras 1 compare
- 32 Kyrgyzstan 1 compare
- 32 Lithuania 1 compare
- 32 Macau, China 1 compare
- 32 Republic of Moldova 1 compare
- 32 Marshall Islands 1 compare
- 32 Nicaragua 1 compare
- 32 Netherlands 1 compare
- 32 Nepal 1 compare
- 32 Philippines 1 compare
- 32 Poland 1 compare
- 32 Puerto Rico 1 compare
- 32 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1 compare
- 32 Paraguay 1 compare
- 32 Saint Helena 1 compare
- 32 Slovakia 1 compare
- 32 Sweden 1 compare
- 32 Viet Nam 1 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 number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Colombia?
- Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Colombia was 1 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1998.
- How does Colombia rank for number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in?
- Colombia ranks 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release