Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second in Colombia
Colombia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second was 3.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 3.5% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second in Colombia peaked at 5.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2010.
Colombia ranks 20th of 36 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, second in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5.8% | — |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -27.9% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -44.1% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +64.7% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +26.9% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -22.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 3.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 2.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 3.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.5%, 2.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 5.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 3.5% | 5.5% | 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, second in Colombia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second in Colombia was 3.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second?
- Colombia ranks 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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, second 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