Net attendance rate of primary school in Colombia
Colombia: Net attendance rate of primary school was 96.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Net attendance rate of primary school in Colombia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net attendance rate of primary school in Colombia is 96.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net attendance rate of primary school in Colombia peaked at 98.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 94.3%, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 18th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Net attendance rate of primary school in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 94.3% | — |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 95.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 96.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 97.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.3% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 96.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 96.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.3%, 98% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 96.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.6%, 98% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.4% | 94.3% | 96.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 96.4% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 95.3% | 96.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 15 United States 97.4% compare
- 16 South Africa 97.3% compare
- 17 Lesotho 96.8% compare
- 19 Nepal 96.5% compare
- 20 Dominican Republic 96.1% compare
- 21 Togo 94.2% 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 net attendance rate of primary school in Colombia?
- Net attendance rate of primary school in Colombia was 96.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.3% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for net attendance rate of primary school?
- Colombia ranks 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net attendance rate of primary school rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net attendance rate of primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students of the official age group for primary education who are attending school at any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population.