Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both in Colombia
Colombia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both was 3.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 3.9% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.2% on the previous year and up 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both in Colombia peaked at 6.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2015.
That places Colombia 20th out of 46 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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, urban, both in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.3% | — |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -29.0% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -38.0% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +36.0% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -42.7% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +54.0% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -26.4% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +30.2% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +27.3% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -23.3% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | +17.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 3.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6%, 2.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 3.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.2%, 3.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.5% | 6.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 4.9% | 5 |
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, urban, both in Colombia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both in Colombia was 3.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both?
- Colombia ranks 20th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.2%. 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, urban, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release