Education spending in Colombia
Government spending on education in Colombia was equal to 5.3% of GDP in 2020. The value for 2020 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1979.
The latest value for Colombia is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Colombia, 2020
5.3%
Change from 2019
+0.8percentage points
World, 2020
4.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2020
5.3%
Education spending in Colombia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Colombia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 3.6% |
| 2022 | – | 3.9% |
| 2021 | – | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8 percentage points from 4.5% in 2019.
- Since 2010, when it was 4.8%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2020 was 4.3%.
More for Colombia
All statistics for Colombia
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
59.3%
2022 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
104.8%
2022 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
23.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
97.2%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
85.4%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
80.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS