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 6.6% 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 6.6%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 22.8% on the previous year and up 185.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Colombia peaked at 6.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2011.
That places Colombia 75th out of 169 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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.7% | — |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -39.1% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -40.3% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -65.6% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +353.2% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +73.0% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +26.9% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +28.5% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +22.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 6.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 6.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.8%, 76% 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 | +353.2% | 0.5% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.3% | 4.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 0.5% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.1% | 6.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 72 South Africa 7.1% compare
- 73 Naoero 7.1% compare
- 74 San Marino 6.8% compare
- 76 Kiribati 6.5% compare
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 6.5% compare
- 78 Bulgaria 6.3% 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 6.6% 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 6.6% 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 0.5% in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Colombia ranks 75th 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 185.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release