Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia
Colombia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 8.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia is 8.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia peaked at 18.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2023.
Colombia ranks 21st of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.5% | — |
| 2002 | 17.1% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -8.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 8.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 1.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 8.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.5%, 1.8× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 11.1% | 18.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.2% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.0% | 9.4% | 4 |
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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia was 8.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Colombia ranks 21st out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, urban, female (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release