Education in Colombia 160 indicators covering education for Colombia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 91.3% 2021 up 7.8% 85th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 730 2024 down 25.1% 61st Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 1,016 2024 down 21.4% 57th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 3,476 2024 down 21.7% 43rd Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 6,447 2024 up 0.4% 31st Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 111.0% 2018 down 14.1% 33rd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 116.0% 2018 down 12.2% 28th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.5% 2100 down 25.8% 71st Number of adults with no formal education by region 266,900 people 2100 down 29.3% 41st Population by level of education 20.28 million people 2100 up 2.9% 36th Repeaters, primary, female 1.6% 2018 down 45.1% 99th Repeaters, primary, male 2.0% 2018 down 50.7% 103rd School enrollment, secondary, private 20.8% 2022 up 3.1% 63rd School enrollment, primary 92.9% 2018 up 0.2% 103rd Trained teachers in primary education 97.6% 2022 down 2.4% 56th Over-age students, primary 15.2% 2018 down 31.3% 36th Secondary education, teachers 50.6% 2022 down 1.7% 137th School enrollment, primary, female 93.2% 2018 up 0.7% 78th School enrollment, primary, male 92.7% 2018 down 0.6% 90th Over-age students, primary, male 16.8% 2018 down 24.1% 33rd Over-age students, primary, female 13.4% 2018 down 39.1% 37th Compulsory education, duration 12 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Progression to secondary school 98.3% 2014 down 1.3% 66th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 97.8% 2018 up 2.1% 63rd Trained teachers in primary education, female 98.4% 2022 down 1.6% 54th Trained teachers in primary education, male 95.1% 2022 down 4.9% 61st Primary education, pupils 48.1% 2018 down 1.4% 146th Tertiary education, academic staff 40.3% 2022 up 12.3% 94th Persistence to grade 5, female 92.9% 2021 up 6.8% 79th Persistence to grade 5, male 89.8% 2021 up 8.7% 83rd School enrollment, secondary 77.5% 2018 up 8.5% 88th Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Progression to secondary school, male 98.5% 2012 up 6.4% 61st School enrollment, secondary, female 80.2% 2018 up 7.2% 83rd School enrollment, secondary, male 74.9% 2018 up 9.9% 88th Progression to secondary school, female 94.8% 2012 up 2.8% 99th Expenditure on tertiary education 23.3% 2018 up 5.8% 54th Literacy rate, youth female 99.5% 2024 up 0.6% 24th Children out of school, primary 289,295 2022 up 323.9% 34th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 98.2% 2018 up 3.4% 30th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 97.3% 2018 up 3.4% 47th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2024 unchanged 13th Literacy rate, youth male 98.4% 2024 up 0.3% 42nd Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 23.3 2018 down 20.7% 78th Literacy rate, youth total 99.0% 2024 up 0.4% 32nd Expenditure on secondary education 38.1% 2018 down 5.4% 46th Expenditure on primary education 32.7% 2018 down 12.3% 71st Secondary education, pupils 50.2% 2018 down 2.4% 57th Children out of school, primary, female 131,157 2022 up 291.1% 38th Children out of school, primary, male 158,138 2022 up 355.6% 36th Literacy rate, adult total 95.3% 2024 up 1.2% 35th Literacy rate, adult male 95.0% 2024 up 1.2% 39th Trained teachers in preprimary education 97.4% 2022 down 2.6% 44th Trained teachers in secondary education 98.0% 2022 up 0.6% 37th Adolescents out of school 4.4% 2022 up 71.7% 101st Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 97.5% 2022 down 2.5% 44th Trained teachers in secondary education, female 98.3% 2022 up 0.3% 35th Trained teachers in secondary education, male 97.6% 2022 up 0.9% 38th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 25.91 2018 up 2.7% 32nd Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 25.63 2011 up 25.7% 37th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →