Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in Colombia
Colombia: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both was 93.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 93.7% for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in Colombia peaked at 94.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 82.9%, in 2005.
That places Colombia 12th out of 29 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 83.3% | — |
| 2003 | 86.3% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 82.9% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 91.9% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 91.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 93.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 93.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 92.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 93.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 92.8% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 93.7% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.1% | 82.9% | 91.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 91.7% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 92.8% | 94.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 9 Paraguay 94.7% compare
- 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 94.5% compare
- 11 Ecuador 94.4% compare
- 13 Nepal 93.5% compare
- 14 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 93.0% compare
- 15 El Salvador 89.9% 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 total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in Colombia?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in Colombia was 93.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.9% in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both?
- Colombia ranks 12th out of 29 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release