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 20.4% 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
In 2023, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia stood at 20.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia peaked at 43.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2021.
That places Colombia 20th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 43.5% | — |
| 2002 | 41.0% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 39.4% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 38.9% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 29.3% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | -3.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 20.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.2%, 1.8× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 20.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.5%, 2.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.0% | 33.2% | 43.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 24.1% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 19.8% | 23.0% | 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 20.4% 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 43.5% 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 19.8% in 2021.
- How does Colombia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Colombia ranks 20th out of 35 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 29.2%. 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, rural, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release