Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Colombia
Colombia: Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education was 19.32 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Colombia, 1970–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2022, precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Colombia stood at 19.32.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Colombia peaked at 19.91 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.93, in 1972.
Colombia ranks 73rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.43 | — |
| 1971 | 13.23 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 10.93 | -17.4% |
| 1973 | 14.98 | +37.1% |
| 1974 | 14.78 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 14.48 | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 14.59 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 13.44 | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 13.5 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 13.69 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 13.45 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 13.62 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 15.18 | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 15.16 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 15.17 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 15.24 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 15.35 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 17.29 | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 17.18 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 18.69 | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 18 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 19.28 | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 19.42 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 19.56 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 19.56 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 18.75 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 18.83 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 17.09 | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 17.01 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 16.93 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 18.69 | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 19.25 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 19.67 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 19.81 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 18.31 | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 18.37 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 18.51 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 18.63 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 18.31 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 18.66 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 19.81 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 19.49 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 19.7 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 19.7 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.91 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 19.84 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 18.37 | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 19.32 | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.47 | 10.93 | 14.98 | 5 |
| 1980s | 14.23 | 13.44 | 15.18 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.96 | 15.24 | 19.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.43 | 16.93 | 19.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.11 | 18.31 | 19.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.17 | 18.37 | 19.84 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7336 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,228 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41,553 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.32 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8138 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.15 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6407 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Colombia?
- Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Colombia was 19.32 in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.91 in 2019.
- What is the lowest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.93 in 1972.
- How does Colombia rank for precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education?
- Colombia ranks 73rd out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level with 716 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level with 716 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.