School enrollment, primary, female in Colombia
Colombia: School enrollment, primary, female was 103.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, female in Colombia, 2000–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2022, school enrollment, primary, female in Colombia stood at 103.4%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Colombia peaked at 127.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 103.4%, in 2022.
Colombia ranks 68th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 122.8% | — |
| 2001 | 119.4% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 120.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 121.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 122.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 123.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 124.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 126.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 127.9% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 123.3% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 119.8% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 116.8% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 117.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 114.4% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 113.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 114.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 111.6% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 110.0% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 107.5% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 105.2% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 104.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 103.4% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 123.1% | 119.4% | 127.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 114.9% | 107.5% | 123.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.4% | 103.4% | 105.2% | 3 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.83 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Colombia?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Colombia was 103.4% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 127.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 103.4% in 2022.
- How does Colombia rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Colombia ranks 68th out of 203 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.