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 21.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
21.8%
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
13th
of 27 countries
All-time high
39.7%
in 2004
All-time low
21.6%
in 2021
Years of data
20
2002–2023
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia, 2002–2023
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 21.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia peaked at 39.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2021.
Colombia ranks 13th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 39.5% | — |
| 2003 | 38.5% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 39.7% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 36.7% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 33.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | -4.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 21.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.7%, 1.9× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 21.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 1.8× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.0% | 33.6% | 39.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 25.0% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 21.6% | 25.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 10 Sierra Leone 30.5% compare
- 11 Senegal 27.2% compare
- 12 Zimbabwe 26.1% compare
- 14 Honduras 16.7% compare
- 15 Dominican Republic 16.2% compare
- 16 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 13.0% compare
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 21.8% 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 39.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2021.
- How does Colombia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Colombia ranks 13th out of 27 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 25.9%. 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, poorest quintile, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release