Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Colombia
Colombia: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male was 8.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Colombia, 2001–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Colombia stood at 8.2%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.5% on the previous year and up 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Colombia peaked at 8.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2017.
That places Colombia 46th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.5% | — |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -31.5% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -23.8% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +93.7% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -19.5% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -41.9% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +28.0% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -25.4% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +23.4% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +159.4% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.8% | 5.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.4% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.5% | 8.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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 repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Colombia?
- Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Colombia was 8.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2017.
- How does Colombia rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male?
- Colombia ranks 46th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release