Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, both in Colombia
Colombia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, both was 1.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, both in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, both in Colombia is 1.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 49.5% on the previous year and down 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, both in Colombia peaked at 9.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2024.
Colombia ranks 35th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, both in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.9% | — |
| 2002 | 8.4% | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -45.0% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +92.8% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -32.7% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -41.1% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +22.0% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +20.7% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -19.6% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | -49.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.1%, 89% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.9%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 4.9% | 9.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.3% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 1.9% | 4.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 32 South Africa 2.1% compare
- 33 El Salvador 2.1% compare
- 34 Ecuador 1.9% compare
- 36 Uruguay 1.8% compare
- 37 Kyrgyzstan 1.3% compare
- 38 Russia 1.3% 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, both in Colombia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, both in Colombia was 1.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, both recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, both recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, both?
- Colombia ranks 35th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, both rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.1%. 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, rural, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release