Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 in Colombia
Colombia: Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 was 84.58 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 in Colombia, 2006–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in Colombia stood at 84.58. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in Colombia peaked at 84.58 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 56.25, in 2006.
Colombia ranks 22nd of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.25 | 56.25 | 56.25 | 4 |
| 2010s | 67.84 | 56.25 | 79.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.94 | 82 | 84.58 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 19 Honduras 89.49 compare
- 20 Brazil 86.12 compare
- 21 Costa Rica 85.07 compare
- 23 El Salvador 84.46 compare
- 24 Argentina 83.11 compare
- 25 Dominican Republic 76.42 compare
More education data for Colombia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.83 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in Colombia?
- Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in Colombia was 84.58 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.58 in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.25 in 2006.
- How does Colombia rank for percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1?
- Colombia ranks 22nd out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).