Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Colombia
Colombia: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 92.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Colombia, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Colombia stood at 92.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Colombia peaked at 97.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.8%, in 1970.
That places Colombia 88th out of 164 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 34.8% | — |
| 1971 | 39.3% | +13.0% |
| 1972 | 43.9% | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 39.9% | -9.2% |
| 1981 | 38.6% | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 57.3% | +48.3% |
| 1983 | 56.6% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 62.9% | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 56.3% | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 58.2% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 59.0% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 58.9% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 59.4% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 62.4% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 61.0% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 72.2% | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 69.3% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 83.6% | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 89.2% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 85.1% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 87.1% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 71.2% | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 86.1% | +20.8% |
| 2014 | 90.9% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 97.4% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 92.9% | -4.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 92.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.3%, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 92.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.9%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +48.3% | 38.6% | 57.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.5% | 34.8% | 43.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 56.0% | 38.6% | 62.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 64.9% | 59.4% | 72.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 83.6% | 89.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 71.2% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 92.9% | 97.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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 the last grade of primary education, female in Colombia?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Colombia was 92.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.8% in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Colombia ranks 88th out of 164 countries with data for 2021.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release