Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Colombia
Colombia: Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions was 19.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Colombia, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 19.3% for percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in 2022.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Colombia peaked at 19.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1972.
Colombia ranks 73rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.4% | — |
| 1971 | 13.2% | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 10.9% | -17.4% |
| 1973 | 15.0% | +37.1% |
| 1974 | 14.8% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 14.5% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 14.6% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 13.4% | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 13.5% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 13.7% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 13.5% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 13.6% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 15.2% | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 15.2% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 15.2% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 15.2% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 15.3% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 17.3% | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 17.2% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 18.7% | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 18.0% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 19.3% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 19.6% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 19.6% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 18.7% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 18.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | +5.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 19.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.8%, 2.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 19.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.3%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +37.1% | 10.9% | 15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.5% | 10.9% | 15.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 14.2% | 13.4% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 15.2% | 19.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 16.9% | 19.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 18.3% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 18.4% | 19.8% | 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 percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Colombia?
- Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Colombia was 19.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1972.
- How does Colombia rank for percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions?
- Colombia ranks 73rd out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release