Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Colombia
Colombia: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private was 0.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Colombia, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Colombia stood at 0.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Colombia peaked at 1.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2018.
Colombia ranks 131st of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.1% | — |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 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 percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Colombia?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Colombia was 0.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
- How does Colombia rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private?
- Colombia ranks 131st out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release