School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Colombia
Colombia: School enrollment, primary, female (% net) was 93.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Colombia, 1986–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, primary, female in Colombia stood at 93.2%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Colombia peaked at 94.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 69.1%, in 1986.
That places Colombia 78th out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 69.1% | — |
| 1991 | 77.0% | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 94.3% | +22.5% |
| 2000 | 93.8% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 91.7% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 92.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 93.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 92.5% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 91.4% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 89.9% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 93.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.1% | 69.1% | 69.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 85.7% | 77.0% | 94.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 92.7% | 91.7% | 93.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 91.7% | 89.9% | 93.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.68 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Colombia?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Colombia was 93.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.1% in 1986.
- How does Colombia rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Colombia ranks 78th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.