Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Colombia
Colombia: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 7.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Colombia, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Colombia stood at 7.3%.
That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Colombia peaked at 8.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2011.
That places Colombia 102nd out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.3% | — |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -24.0% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +54.4% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +20.1% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +11.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 7.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.8%, 83% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 7.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.6%, 69% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 4.9% | 8.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 3.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.5% | 7.3% | 3 |
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 out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Colombia?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Colombia was 7.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Colombia ranks 102nd out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release