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 0.0% 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 %.
Analysis
In 2022, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Colombia stood at 0.0%. 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 13.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
Colombia ranks 156th of 175 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13.3% | — |
| 2005 | 9.5% | -28.3% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +25.4% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -86.4% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.1%. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.6%. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -100.0% | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| 2018 | -86.4% | 12.3% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 9.5% | 13.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 1.3% | 13.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 153 Lithuania 0.4% compare
- 154 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4% compare
- 155 Greece 0.4% compare
- 156 Aruba 0.0% compare
- 156 Anguilla 0.0% compare
- 156 Albania 0.0% compare
- 156 United Arab Emirates 0.0% compare
- 156 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
- 156 Cook Islands 0.0% compare
- 156 Costa Rica 0.0% compare
- 156 Cyprus 0.0% compare
- 156 Dominica 0.0% compare
- 156 France 0.0% compare
- 156 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0% compare
- 156 India 0.0%
- 156 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
- 156 Saint Lucia 0.0% compare
- 156 Mexico 0.0% compare
- 156 Peru 0.0% compare
- 156 Poland 0.0% compare
- 156 Portugal 0.0% compare
- 156 Tuvalu 0.0% 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 0.0% 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 13.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Colombia ranks 156th out of 175 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release