Primary completion (UIS) in Colombia
In Colombia, 97.2% of children had completed primary school by the expected age in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Colombia, 2024
97.2%
Change from 2023
+2.5percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019
99.3%
Primary completion (UIS) in Colombia over time
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Colombia
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Colombia |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.2% |
| 2023 | 94.7% |
| 2022 | 94.3% |
| 2021 | 94.6% |
| 2020 | 93.9% |
| 2019 | 93.9% |
| 2018 | 93.3% |
| 2017 | 93.1% |
| 2016 | 92.8% |
| 2015 | 92.1% |
| 2014 | 92.3% |
| 2013 | 91.5% |
| 2012 | 91.5% |
| 2011 | 90.9% |
| 2010 | 90.6% |
| 2009 | 89.5% |
| 2008 | 89.2% |
| 2005 | 84.7% |
| 2004 | 84.6% |
| 2003 | 83.0% |
| 2002 | 82.6% |
| 2000 | 81.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.5 percentage points from 94.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 92.3%, the figure has changed by +4.9 percentage points.
More for Colombia
All statistics for Colombia
Lower secondary completion
85.4%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school completion rate
97.1%
2022 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
23.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Upper secondary completion
80.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
7.3%nat_est (National estimate)
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
4.4%nat_est (National estimate)
2022 · UNESCO UIS