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 3.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.9%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
14th
of 25 countries
All-time high
7.5%
in 2005
All-time low
3.4%
in 2015
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 3.9% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2023.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia peaked at 7.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2015.
Colombia ranks 14th 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 | 6.5% | — |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -26.2% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -29.8% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +54.3% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -29.1% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +23.1% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 3.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.9%, 2.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 3.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 2.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.3% | 7.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.4% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 11 Honduras 4.5% compare
- 11 El Salvador 4.5% compare
- 13 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.0% compare
- 15 Panama 3.7% compare
- 16 Zimbabwe 2.8% compare
- 17 Dominican Republic 2.0% 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 3.9% 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 7.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Colombia ranks 14th 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 40.0%. 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, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release