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 1.8% 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
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Colombia is 1.8%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 18.2% on the previous year and down 86.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Colombia peaked at 14.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
Colombia ranks 144th 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 | 14.5% | — |
| 2005 | 10.6% | -26.6% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -77.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | — |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +18.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.3%, 12% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.3%, 22% of the median. (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -100.0% | 3.2% | 0.0% |
| 2018 | -77.9% | 14.3% | 3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 10.6% | 14.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 0.0% | 14.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 3 |
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 one year before the official primary in Colombia?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Colombia was 1.8% 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 14.5% in 2004.
- 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 2019.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Colombia ranks 144th 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 86.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release