Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia
Colombia: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.6786 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.6786 GPIA
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
40th
of 42 countries
All-time high
0.8463 GPIA
in 2000
All-time low
0.6325 GPIA
in 2018
Years of data
21
2000–2023
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia stood at 0.6786 GPIA.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia peaked at 0.8463 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6325 GPIA, in 2018.
Colombia ranks 40th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8463 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.8235 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7881 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7891 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7602 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.659 GPIA | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7014 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7019 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.699 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6927 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6804 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6755 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.693 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6667 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6453 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6325 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.679 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7099 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6757 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7034 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6786 GPIA | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7668 GPIA | 0.659 GPIA | 0.8463 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.6766 GPIA | 0.6325 GPIA | 0.7019 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6919 GPIA | 0.6757 GPIA | 0.7099 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 37 Costa Rica 0.7183 GPIA compare
- 38 Chile 0.7143 GPIA compare
- 39 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.7079 GPIA compare
- 41 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.6607 GPIA compare
- 42 Zimbabwe 0.6465 GPIA 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 proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Colombia was 0.6786 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8463 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6325 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Colombia rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Colombia ranks 40th out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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, published as part of Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release