Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, male in Colombia
Colombia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, male was 2.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, male in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, male in Colombia stood at 2.2%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 42.4% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, male in Colombia peaked at 10.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2024.
That places Colombia 34th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.7% | — |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | -22.3% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -20.3% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -42.7% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +94.4% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -39.7% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -30.5% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +28.8% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +34.4% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +16.3% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -22.0% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -42.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 2.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 90% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 2.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.2%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 5.3% | 10.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 2.2% | 5.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 31 El Salvador 2.5% compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 2.5% compare
- 33 Uruguay 2.3% compare
- 35 Panama 2.2% compare
- 36 Ecuador 2.1% compare
- 37 Kyrgyzstan 1.5% 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, male in Colombia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, male in Colombia was 2.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, male?
- Colombia ranks 34th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. 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, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release