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.
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
- 71 Romania 75.2% compare
More education data for Colombia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 180,781 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.63 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.4% (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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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.