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 8.4% 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
In 2023, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia stood at 8.4%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.6% on the previous year and down 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia peaked at 24.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2023.
Colombia ranks 11th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 20.6% | — |
| 2003 | 20.2% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -18.4% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -22.5% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | +17.2% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -27.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 8.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4%, 2.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 8.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 1.8× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 18.0% | 24.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 10.2% | 17.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 8.4% | 11.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 8 Burkina Faso 16.0% compare
- 9 Bangladesh 11.5% compare
- 10 Honduras 8.7% compare
- 12 El Salvador 8.0% compare
- 13 Dominican Republic 7.1% compare
- 14 Brazil 4.7% 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 8.4% 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 24.0% 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 8.4% in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Colombia ranks 11th out of 24 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 49.1%. 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, richest 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