Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Colombia
Colombia: Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching was 47.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Colombia, 2013–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Colombia stood at 47.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.5% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Colombia peaked at 50.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 2020.
That places Colombia 70th out of 87 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.3% | 39.4% | 50.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 35.2% | 47.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 180,781 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.63 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Colombia?
- Share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Colombia was 47.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching?
- Colombia ranks 70th out of 87 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%)