Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Colombia
Colombia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.7619 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7619 GPIA
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
36th
of 52 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.6957 GPIA
in 2005
Years of data
22
2000–2024
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Colombia stood at 0.7619 GPIA.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Colombia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6957 GPIA, in 2005.
Colombia ranks 36th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8844 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.8226 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8036 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7736 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6957 GPIA | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8649 GPIA | +24.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8095 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7587 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8462 GPIA | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7895 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8621 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8387 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7265 GPIA | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.75 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8519 GPIA | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7812 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8649 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9388 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8913 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8108 GPIA | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7619 GPIA | -6.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.7619 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7619 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.7619 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8828 GPIA, 86% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8078 GPIA | 0.6957 GPIA | 0.8844 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.807 GPIA | 0.7265 GPIA | 0.8649 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8806 GPIA | 0.7619 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
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 of primary school age, adjusted in Colombia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Colombia was 0.7619 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6957 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Colombia ranks 36th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release