Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Colombia
Colombia: Total net enrolment rate: primary education was 92.68 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
92.68
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
23rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
100
in 1998
All-time low
71.03
in 1986
Years of data
35
1982–2022
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Colombia, 1982–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, total net enrolment rate: primary education in Colombia stood at 92.68.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: primary education in Colombia peaked at 100 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 71.03, in 1986.
That places Colombia 23rd out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 73.86 | — |
| 1984 | 73.24 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 72.75 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 71.03 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 71.84 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 71.47 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 71.07 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 73.54 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 81.96 | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 82.88 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 83.93 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 87.28 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 92.08 | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 100 | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.58 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 99.67 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.83 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 99.91 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.8 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.77 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.73 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.89 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.29 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 96.6 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 94.78 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 95.93 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 95.3 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 94.98 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 93.89 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 93.01 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 92.68 | -0.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 92.68 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.73, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 92.68 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.65, 97% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.18 | 71.03 | 73.86 | 7 |
| 1990s | 87.71 | 73.54 | 100 | 8 |
| 2000s | 99.84 | 99.58 | 100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.94 | 94.78 | 99.89 | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.19 | 92.68 | 93.89 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.68 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate: primary education in Colombia?
- Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Colombia was 92.68 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1998.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.03 in 1986.
- How does Colombia rank for total net enrolment rate: primary education?
- Colombia ranks 23rd out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate: primary education rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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