Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Colombia
Colombia: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male was 7.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Colombia, 2001–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 7.0% for repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 20.3% on the previous year and up 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Colombia peaked at 7.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2017.
That places Colombia 27th out of 81 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 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.3% | — |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -49.6% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -21.3% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +96.2% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -18.4% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -49.3% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +23.1% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -25.1% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +24.9% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +158.3% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 6.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 1.9% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.8% | 7.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 24 Brunei Darussalam 8.1%
- 25 Mauritania 7.7% compare
- 26 Belize 7.6% compare
- 28 Syrian Arab Republic 6.3% compare
- 29 Jordan 5.1% compare
- 30 Uganda 3.8% 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 repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Colombia?
- Repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Colombia was 7.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2017.
- How does Colombia rank for repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male?
- Colombia ranks 27th out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
- Is repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.2%. 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 4 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release