Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural in Colombia
Colombia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural was 0.6625 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6625 GPIA
Change on year
down 24.0%
World rank
24th
of 34 countries
All-time high
1.2 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.6311 GPIA
in 2002
Years of data
21
2002–2024
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural in Colombia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural in Colombia is 0.6625 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.0% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural in Colombia peaked at 1.2 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6311 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Colombia 24th out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.6311 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.8875 GPIA | +40.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7738 GPIA | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7735 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9661 GPIA | +24.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8302 GPIA | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7689 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7458 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6897 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8857 GPIA | +28.4% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7341 GPIA | -30.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6765 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7105 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8125 GPIA | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 0.775 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 1.2 GPIA | +54.8% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 0.84 GPIA | -19.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8718 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6625 GPIA | -24.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.6625 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.68 GPIA, 97% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.6625 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6923 GPIA, 96% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8104 GPIA | 0.6311 GPIA | 0.9661 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7849 GPIA | 0.6765 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9237 GPIA | 0.6625 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 21 Dominican Republic 0.7025 GPIA compare
- 22 Mexico 0.6923 GPIA compare
- 23 El Salvador 0.68 GPIA compare
- 25 Gambia 0.6598 GPIA compare
- 26 Bangladesh 0.6192 GPIA compare
- 27 South Africa 0.5777 GPIA 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 of primary school age, rural in Colombia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural in Colombia was 0.6625 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6311 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural?
- Colombia ranks 24th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. 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 of primary school age, rural, 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