Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Colombia
Colombia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 92.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Colombia, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Colombia stood at 92.7%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Colombia peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 92.7%, in 2022.
Colombia ranks 138th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 94.8% | 99.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 92.7% | 93.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 135 Timor-Leste 93.1% compare
- 136 Saint Lucia 93.0% compare
- 137 Trinidad and Tobago 92.8% compare
- 139 New Caledonia 92.6%
- 140 Panama 92.3% compare
- 141 Kazakhstan 92.1% compare
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Colombia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Colombia was 92.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.7% in 2022.
- How does Colombia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 138th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release