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 0.8232 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.8232 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
119th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.9378 GPIA
in 2010
All-time low
0.7583 GPIA
in 2007
Years of data
18
2005–2022
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Colombia, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Colombia stood at 0.8232 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Colombia peaked at 0.9378 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7583 GPIA, in 2007.
Colombia ranks 119th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.926 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.8235 GPIA | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7583 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8668 GPIA | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8971 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9378 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9108 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8716 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8183 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8424 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8234 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8097 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8218 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8495 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8304 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8084 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8318 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8232 GPIA | -1.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.8232 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8623 GPIA, 95% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.8232 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9006 GPIA, 91% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8543 GPIA | 0.7583 GPIA | 0.926 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8516 GPIA | 0.8097 GPIA | 0.9378 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8211 GPIA | 0.8084 GPIA | 0.8318 GPIA | 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 0.8232 GPIA 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 0.9378 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7583 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Colombia ranks 119th out of 171 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 down 5.5%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release