Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Colombia
Colombia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 7.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Colombia, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Colombia is 7.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 361.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Colombia peaked at 7.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2004.
Colombia ranks 69th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +170.6% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -95.0% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +704.0% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +122.5% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +54.1% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -21.3% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +6.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 7.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.2%, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 7.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.8%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 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 | +704.0% | 0.2% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.2% | 4.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 1.7% | 5.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.7% | 7.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 66 Panama 8.1% compare
- 67 Trinidad and Tobago 8.1% compare
- 68 Albania 7.9% compare
- 70 Saint Lucia 7.6% compare
- 71 San Marino 7.3% compare
- 72 New Caledonia 7.2%
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 in Colombia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Colombia was 7.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2004.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- Colombia ranks 69th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 361.7%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release