Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female in Colombia
Colombia: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female was 95.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female in Colombia, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Colombia stood at 95.6%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Colombia peaked at 95.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 1970.
That places Colombia 90th out of 164 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.1% | — |
| 1971 | 43.1% | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 46.7% | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 43.3% | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 45.8% | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 62.8% | +37.0% |
| 1983 | 63.2% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 70.4% | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 68.9% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 68.6% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 65.2% | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 65.1% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 73.7% | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 59.8% | -18.8% |
| 1991 | 73.8% | +23.3% |
| 1992 | 65.5% | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 68.9% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 63.2% | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 74.8% | +18.4% |
| 1999 | 72.9% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 85.2% | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 89.2% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 88.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 93.9% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 88.6% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 90.1% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 76.9% | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 92.4% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 93.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.6% | 41.1% | 46.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 64.9% | 45.8% | 73.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 68.4% | 59.8% | 74.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 88.1% | 84.8% | 93.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 76.9% | 95.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 87 Eswatini 95.7% compare
- 88 Palestine, State of 95.7% compare
- 89 Namibia 95.7% compare
- 91 South Africa 95.5% compare
- 92 Cape Verde 95.1% compare
- 93 Saint Lucia 94.6% 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 survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Colombia?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Colombia was 95.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female?
- Colombia ranks 90th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a cohort of female students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.