Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Colombia
Colombia: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 97.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, total in Colombia, 2000–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2022, primary completion rate, total in Colombia stood at 97.1%.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Colombia peaked at 119.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 97.0%, in 2001.
Colombia ranks 70th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.2% | — |
| 2001 | 97.0% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 104.4% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 107.4% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 113.2% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 114.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 114.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 119.9% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 119.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 118.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 113.6% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 103.6% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 102.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 102.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 103.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 106.4% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 105.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 103.5% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 97.1% | -2.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 97.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 97.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.6%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 107.6% | 97.0% | 119.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 108.0% | 102.4% | 119.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 97.1% | 99.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More aid effectiveness data for Colombia
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 2.43 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 939,329 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 38.54 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 68.68 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 31.28 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 3.25 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 31.71 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 8.10 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 4.75 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 4.32 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Colombia?
- Primary completion rate, total in Colombia was 97.1% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 119.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 2001.
- How does Colombia rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Colombia ranks 70th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.