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 4.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.3%
Change on year
up 30.3%
World rank
13th
of 25 countries
All-time high
8.3%
in 2003
All-time low
2.6%
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
Colombia recorded 4.3% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.3% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia peaked at 8.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2021.
Colombia ranks 13th of 25 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 | 6.0% | — |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +38.3% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | -15.7% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -33.8% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -29.4% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +36.1% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -30.6% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +67.6% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -49.0% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +26.9% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +30.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 4.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.1%, 2.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 4.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 1.8× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.3% | 8.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.4% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 2.6% | 5.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 9.0% compare
- 11 El Salvador 4.8% compare
- 12 Paraguay 4.7% compare
- 14 Panama 3.1% compare
- 15 Brazil 2.9% compare
- 16 Costa Rica 2.3% 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 4.3% 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 8.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2021.
- How does Colombia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Colombia ranks 13th out of 25 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 12.2%. 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, urban, richest quintile, female (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release