Official entrance age to compulsory education (years) (Official years) in Colombia
Colombia: Official entrance age to compulsory education (years) (Official years) was 5 years in 2019. ▬ Flat
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Colombia, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 5 years for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Colombia peaked at 5 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1998.
Colombia ranks 133rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Official entrance age to compulsory education (years) (Official years) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 years | — |
| 1999 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 years | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 5 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6 years, 83% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 5 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5 years, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 133 Antigua and Barbuda 5 years compare
- 133 Austria 5 years compare
- 133 Azerbaijan 5 years compare
- 133 Bahamas 5 years compare
- 133 Barbados 5 years compare
- 133 Belize 5 years compare
- 133 Bermuda 5 years compare
- 133 British Virgin Islands 5 years compare
- 133 Bulgaria 5 years compare
- 133 Cyprus 5 years compare
- 133 Dominica 5 years compare
- 133 Gibraltar 5 years compare
- 133 Greece 5 years compare
- 133 Grenada 5 years compare
- 133 Honduras 5 years compare
- 133 Latvia 5 years compare
- 133 Macao 5 years compare
- 133 Malta 5 years compare
- 133 Marshall Islands 5 years compare
- 133 Mauritius 5 years compare
- 133 Myanmar 5 years compare
- 133 Netherlands 5 years compare
- 133 Nicaragua 5 years compare
- 133 Pakistan 5 years compare
- 133 Paraguay 5 years compare
- 133 Philippines 5 years compare
- 133 Puerto Rico 5 years compare
- 133 Samoa 5 years compare
- 133 Sri Lanka 5 years compare
- 133 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 years compare
- 133 Saint Lucia 5 years compare
- 133 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 years compare
- 133 Switzerland 5 years compare
- 133 Trinidad and Tobago 5 years compare
- 133 United Kingdom 5 years compare
- 133 Vietnam 5 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 official entrance age to compulsory education in Colombia?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Colombia was 5 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1998.
- How does Colombia rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Colombia ranks 133rd out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education 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 Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.