Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Colombia
Colombia: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0 GPIA in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Colombia, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Colombia is 0 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Colombia peaked at 2 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 GPIA, in 2020.
Colombia ranks 154th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.9145 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.894 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8453 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8706 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9155 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9613 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9478 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9721 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8838 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9089 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.893 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8596 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5289 GPIA | -38.5% |
| 2019 | 2 GPIA | +278.1% |
| 2020 | 0 GPIA | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 GPIA | — |
| 2022 | 0 GPIA | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9002 GPIA | 0.8453 GPIA | 0.9613 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9993 GPIA | 0.5289 GPIA | 2 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0 GPIA | 0 GPIA | 0 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 151 San Marino 0.2031 GPIA compare
- 152 Marshall Islands 0.1504 GPIA compare
- 153 Trinidad and Tobago 0.062 GPIA compare
- 154 Anguilla 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Albania 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Cook Islands 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Costa Rica 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Cyprus 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Dominica 0 GPIA compare
- 154 France 0 GPIA compare
- 154 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Croatia 0 GPIA compare
- 154 India 0 GPIA
- 154 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Liechtenstein 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Peru 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Poland 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Portugal 0 GPIA 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 one year before the official primary in Colombia?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Colombia was 0 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 GPIA in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Colombia ranks 154th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release