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
Latest (2023)
84.58
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 32 countries
All-time high
84.58
in 2021
All-time low
56.25
in 2006
Years of data
18
2006–2023
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.
Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 56.25 | — |
| 2007 | 56.25 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 56.25 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 56.25 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 56.25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 58.82 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 61.4 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 63.98 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 66.55 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 69.13 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 71.7 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 74.28 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 76.85 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 79.43 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 82 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 84.58 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 84.58 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84.58 | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 84.58 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.22, 93% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 84.58 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.12, 98% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.68 (2022)
- 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)
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.
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