School enrollment, primary in Colombia
Colombia: School enrollment, primary was 104.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary in Colombia, 2000–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2022, school enrollment, primary in Colombia stood at 104.8%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Colombia peaked at 128.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 104.8%, in 2022.
Colombia ranks 60th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 124.3% | 121.1% | 128.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 116.5% | 109.4% | 124.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.1% | 104.8% | 107.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 180,781 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.4% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.2% (2022)
- Labor force, female 41.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 27.10 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9665 GPI (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Colombia?
- School enrollment, primary in Colombia was 104.8% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 128.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 104.8% in 2022.
- How does Colombia rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Colombia ranks 60th out of 205 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.