Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Colombia
Colombia: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 77.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Colombia, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Colombia is 77.7%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Colombia peaked at 93.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 2007.
That places Colombia 68th out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.1% | — |
| 2001 | 36.9% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 37.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 38.3% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 48.2% | +31.2% |
| 2009 | 52.1% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 50.4% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 51.3% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 72.7% | +41.7% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | +28.1% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 74.1% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 77.7% | +4.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 77.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.3%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 77.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.8%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.5% | 36.7% | 52.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 50.4% | 93.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 74.1% | 82.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 65 Mauritius 78.7% compare
- 66 Montenegro 78.1% compare
- 67 Argentina 78.0% compare
- 69 Philippines 76.5% compare
- 70 Liechtenstein 76.3% compare
- 71 Romania 75.2% 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 share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Colombia?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Colombia was 77.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 2007.
- How does Colombia rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Colombia ranks 68th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.