Primary completion rate, male in Colombia
Colombia: Primary completion rate, male was 97.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, male in Colombia, 2000–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 97.5% for primary completion rate, male in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Colombia peaked at 118.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 95.8%, in 2002.
That places Colombia 62nd out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary completion rate, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.8% | — |
| 2002 | 95.8% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 103.0% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 106.1% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 111.7% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 112.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 113.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 118.0% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 118.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 118.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 114.0% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 104.2% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 103.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 102.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 103.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 106.3% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 105.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 103.9% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 100.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 107.4% | 95.8% | 118.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 108.1% | 102.8% | 118.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 97.5% | 100.1% | 3 |
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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 primary completion rate, male in Colombia?
- Primary completion rate, male in Colombia was 97.5% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 118.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.8% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Colombia ranks 62nd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.