Completion rate, primary education, male in Colombia

Colombia: Completion rate, primary education, male was 90.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
90.9%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
17th
of 42 countries
All-time high
90.9%
in 2018
All-time low
78.5%
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2018

Completion rate, primary education, male in Colombia, 2000–2018

0204060801002000200920182000: 78.5 %2002: 79.9 %2003: 79.5 %2004: 82 %2005: 81.8 %2008: 86.8 %2009: 87.3 %2010: 88 %2011: 87.5 %2012: 88.7 %2013: 88.5 %2014: 89.5 %2015: 90.1 %2016: 90.3 %2017: 90.3 %2018: 90.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, completion rate, primary education, male in Colombia stood at 90.9%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male in Colombia peaked at 90.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 78.5%, in 2000.

Colombia ranks 17th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Completion rate, primary education, male in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, primary education, male (%) in Colombia, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 78.5% —
2002 79.9% +1.9%
2003 79.5% -0.6%
2004 82.0% +3.1%
2005 81.8% -0.2%
2008 86.8% +6.1%
2009 87.3% +0.6%
2010 88.0% +0.8%
2011 87.5% -0.6%
2012 88.7% +1.3%
2013 88.5% -0.2%
2014 89.5% +1.1%
2015 90.1% +0.7%
2016 90.3% +0.2%
2017 90.3% +0.1%
2018 90.9% +0.6%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 90.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.9%, 97% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 90.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.9%, 97% of the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 82.3% 78.5% 87.3% 7
2010s 89.3% 87.5% 90.9% 9

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 14 Venezuela 92.9% compare
  2. 15 Paraguay 92.4% compare
  3. 16 Dominican Republic 91.2% compare
  4. 18 Philippines 89.0% compare
  5. 19 El Salvador 88.1% compare
  6. 20 Zimbabwe 86.4% compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, male in Colombia?
Completion rate, primary education, male in Colombia was 90.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 78.5% in 2000.
How does Colombia rank for completion rate, primary education, male?
Colombia ranks 17th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, primary education, male rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 391 data points, 1996–2019
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/