Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, fourth in Colombia
Colombia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, fourth was 3.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, fourth in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 3.7% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, fourth in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.9% on the previous year and up 94.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, fourth in Colombia peaked at 6.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2005.
That places Colombia 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, fourth in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5.0% | — |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +30.0% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -76.7% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +235.8% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -24.0% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +28.9% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -56.8% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +57.9% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -36.7% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +63.2% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -11.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 3.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 4.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 3.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 6.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, fourth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +235.8% | 1.5% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 1.5% | 6.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.9% | 4.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 4 |
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, rural, fourth in Colombia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, fourth in Colombia was 3.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, fourth recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, fourth recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, fourth?
- Colombia ranks 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, fourth rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.7%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release