Over-age students, primary, male in Colombia
Colombia: Over-age students, primary, male was 16.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Colombia, 1986–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 16.8% for over-age students, primary, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Colombia peaked at 35.8% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2018.
Colombia ranks 33rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 35.8% | — |
| 1999 | 19.8% | -44.7% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 18.3% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 19.8% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.8% | 35.8% | 35.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 19.8% | 19.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 18.2% | 22.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 16.8% | 21.0% | 9 |
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 over-age students, primary, male in Colombia?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Colombia was 16.8% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 1986.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2018.
- How does Colombia rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Colombia ranks 33rd out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.