Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Colombia
Colombia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 4.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Colombia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 4.7% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Colombia peaked at 5.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2010.
Colombia ranks 100th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.0% | — |
| 2001 | 4.7% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | +10.0% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | +6.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 4.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 4.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.7%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.3% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 4.7% | 6 |
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, both sexes in Colombia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Colombia was 4.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 100th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. 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 of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release