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 15.1% 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 15.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia peaked at 29.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2023.
That places Colombia 10th out of 23 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 | 28.6% | — |
| 2003 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27.5% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | +49.6% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | -34.2% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | -10.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 15.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.1%, 1.9× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 15.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.8%, 1.5× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +49.6% | 19.4% | 29.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.1% | 21.9% | 28.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 16.9% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 15.1% | 19.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 7 Guatemala 25.3% compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 20.8% compare
- 9 Honduras 16.8% compare
- 11 Dominican Republic 13.8% compare
- 12 Paraguay 10.1% compare
- 13 El Salvador 10.0% 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 15.1% 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 29.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Colombia ranks 10th out of 23 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 26.0%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release