Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, middle in Colombia
Colombia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, middle was 3.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, middle in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, middle in Colombia stood at 3.6%.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, middle in Colombia peaked at 8.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
Colombia ranks 17th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, middle in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6.2% | — |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +32.3% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -24.4% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -76.3% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +308.8% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -86.4% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +606.2% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -22.9% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | — |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -32.4% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +40.0% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -12.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 3.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 3.8× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 3.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 5.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, middle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +606.2% | 0.7% | 4.8% |
| 2008 | +308.8% | 1.5% | 6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 1.5% | 8.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 0.0% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 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, middle in Colombia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, middle in Colombia was 3.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, middle recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, middle recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, middle?
- Colombia ranks 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, middle rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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, middle 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