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 26.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 26.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia peaked at 47.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2021.
That places Colombia 12th out of 26 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 46.6% | — |
| 2003 | 47.6% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 40.7% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 38.7% | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 35.8% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 34.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 27.2% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | -2.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 26.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.6%, 2.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 26.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.1%, 1.9× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.3% | 37.6% | 47.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 29.4% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 23.8% | 27.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 9 Burkina Faso 33.5% compare
- 10 Sierra Leone 30.7% compare
- 11 Senegal 26.7% compare
- 13 Zimbabwe 26.1% compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 19.0% compare
- 15 Panama 16.9% 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 26.5% 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 47.6% 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 23.8% in 2021.
- How does Colombia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Colombia ranks 12th out of 26 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 23.9%. 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, rural, poorest quintile, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release