Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Colombia
Colombia: Total net enrolment rate: primary education was 92.68 in 2022. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.83 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (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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