Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Colombia

Colombia: Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes was 87.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
87.7%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
16th
of 40 countries
All-time high
87.7%
in 2018
All-time low
67.3%
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2018

Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Colombia, 2000–2018

0204060802000200920182000: 67.3 %2002: 67.8 %2003: 68.4 %2004: 71.9 %2005: 70.8 %2008: 79.8 %2009: 80.1 %2010: 83.5 %2011: 81.5 %2012: 83.3 %2013: 83.3 %2014: 85.9 %2015: 84.9 %2016: 87.2 %2017: 87 %2018: 87.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 87.7% for completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Colombia peaked at 87.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 2000.

Colombia ranks 16th of 40 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, rural, both sexes in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes (%) in Colombia, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 67.3% —
2002 67.8% +0.8%
2003 68.4% +0.8%
2004 71.9% +5.2%
2005 70.8% -1.5%
2008 79.8% +12.6%
2009 80.1% +0.4%
2010 83.5% +4.3%
2011 81.5% -2.4%
2012 83.3% +2.2%
2013 83.3% +0.0%
2014 85.9% +3.1%
2015 84.9% -1.2%
2016 87.2% +2.7%
2017 87.0% -0.3%
2018 87.7% +0.9%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 87.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.4%, 95% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 87.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.3%, 95% of the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 72.3% 67.3% 80.1% 7
2010s 84.9% 81.5% 87.7% 9

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 13 Panama 92.1% compare
  2. 14 Paraguay 91.5% compare
  3. 15 Philippines 90.9% compare
  4. 17 Zimbabwe 85.6% compare
  5. 18 El Salvador 85.5% compare
  6. 19 Honduras 82.8% compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Colombia?
Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Colombia was 87.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 2000.
How does Colombia rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 16th out of 40 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
40 places, 369 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/