Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Colombia
Colombia: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 28.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Colombia, 2006–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Colombia stood at 28.8%.
The figure is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Colombia peaked at 34.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2012.
Colombia ranks 51st of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 28.1% | — |
| 2009 | 29.6% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | +28.8% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | -16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.8% | 28.1% | 29.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 26.2% | 34.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 28.8% | 28.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.42 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.90 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.17 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Colombia?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Colombia was 28.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2012.
- How does Colombia rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Colombia ranks 51st out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).