Education in Colombia 160 indicators covering education for Colombia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 69.8% 2025 up 2.1% 26th Population ages 0-14 20.0% 2025 down 18.4% 123rd Lower secondary school starting age 11 years 2025 unchanged 144th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd School enrollment, primary 104.8% 2022 down 11.6% 60th Primary education, teachers 180,781 2022 down 4.5% 38th School enrollment, primary, female 103.4% 2022 down 11.4% 68th School enrollment, primary, male 106.2% 2022 down 11.8% 53rd Labor force, total 27.10 million 2025 up 14.0% 25th Labor force, female 41.6% 2025 down 1.2% 130th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9665 GPI 2020 down 1.7% 152nd School enrollment, secondary 101.6% 2022 up 4.5% 54th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 7.4 per 1,000 2024 down 3.9% 59th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 4.4 per 1,000 2024 down 15.4% 68th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 1.4 per 1,000 2024 down 12.5% 104th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 1 per 1,000 2024 down 16.7% 115th Secondary education, teachers 190,940 2022 down 1.1% 36th School enrollment, secondary, female 103.6% 2022 up 2.1% 52nd School enrollment, secondary, male 99.6% 2022 up 6.9% 61st School enrollment, tertiary 59.3% 2022 up 24.9% 64th School enrollment, primary, private 19.3% 2022 up 3.7% 70th School enrollment, preprimary 85.9% 2020 — 71st School enrollment, tertiary, male 54.4% 2022 up 21.1% 64th School enrollment, tertiary, female 64.3% 2022 up 28.5% 74th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.04 GPI 2020 down 5.1% 67th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.15 GPI 2022 up 4.7% 112th Secondary education, teachers, female 96,645 2022 down 2.8% 37th Primary completion rate, female 96.8% 2022 down 14.4% 76th Primary completion rate, male 97.5% 2022 down 14.5% 62nd Government expenditure on education, total 5.3% 2020 up 8.9% 51st Secondary education, general pupils 4.46 million 2018 down 0.1% 23rd Lower secondary completion rate, total 83.0% 2022 down 6.9% 113th School enrollment, preprimary, female 86.7% 2020 — 63rd School enrollment, preprimary, male 85.2% 2020 — 71st Persistence to last grade of primary, total 91.3% 2021 up 7.8% 95th Government expenditure on education, total 13.2% 1999 down 23.6% 89th Secondary education, general pupils 50.0% 2018 down 2.6% 95th Lower secondary completion rate, female 87.4% 2022 down 8.3% 103rd Lower secondary completion rate, male 78.8% 2022 down 5.4% 109th Children out of school 7.3% 2022 up 329.0% 64th Primary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 154th Primary education, pupils 4.14 million 2022 down 12.7% 40th Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Secondary education, pupils 4.85 million 2022 down 1.1% 25th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 92.9% 2021 up 6.8% 88th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 89.8% 2021 up 8.7% 88th Secondary education, vocational pupils 362,733 2018 up 17.3% 31st Number of under-five deaths, male 4,567 2024 down 29.3% 58th Number of under-five deaths, female 3,540 2024 down 28.9% 58th Number of infant deaths, male 4,156 2024 down 28.2% 58th Number of infant deaths, female 3,206 2024 down 27.7% 58th Children out of school, female 6.8% 2022 up 295.3% 70th Children out of school, male 7.8% 2022 up 361.7% 67th Secondary education, vocational pupils 53.3% 2018 down 0.7% 15th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 113.5% 2018 down 13.1% 31st Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 8.3% 2025 down 3.3% 55th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 10.5% 2025 down 5.5% 49th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 6.7% 2025 down 0.1% 61st Primary education, teachers 77.0% 2022 down 0.2% 102nd Repeaters, primary, total 1.8% 2018 down 48.3% 105th Page 1 of 3 Next →