Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Colombia
Colombia: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 5.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Colombia, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Colombia is 5.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 187.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Colombia peaked at 5.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2011.
Colombia ranks 85th of 169 countries on this measure, 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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.6% | — |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -57.5% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -33.8% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -34.2% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +44.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -71.1% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +342.3% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +66.5% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +26.9% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +30.9% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +23.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 5.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 93% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 5.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.3%, 74% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +342.3% | 0.4% | 1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.0% | 4.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 0.4% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 5.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 82 India 5.7% compare
- 83 Cuba 5.6% compare
- 84 Seychelles 5.5% compare
- 86 San Marino 5.3% compare
- 87 Azerbaijan 5.2% compare
- 88 Ghana 5.1% 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 out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Colombia?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Colombia was 5.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Colombia ranks 85th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 187.5%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release