Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Colombia
Colombia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) was 5.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Colombia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 5.5% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Colombia peaked at 5.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2009.
That places Colombia 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 4.4% | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | +5.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 5.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.3%, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 5.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.2%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.2% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 3.3% | 5.5% | 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, male (modelled) in Colombia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Colombia was 5.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2009.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled)?
- Colombia ranks 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release