Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total in Colombia

Colombia: Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
40th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2017
All-time low
0.9%
in 1996
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.20.40.60.811996200820211996: 0.857 % of total population aged 6-161999: 0.862 % of total population aged 6-162000: 0.868 % of total population aged 6-162001: 0.868 % of total population aged 6-162002: 0.891 % of total population aged 6-162003: 0.901 % of total population aged 6-162004: 0.905 % of total population aged 6-162005: 0.917 % of total population aged 6-162008: 0.929 % of total population aged 6-162009: 0.929 % of total population aged 6-162010: 0.929 % of total population aged 6-162011: 0.928 % of total population aged 6-162012: 0.929 % of total population aged 6-162013: 0.937 % of total population aged 6-162014: 0.938 % of total population aged 6-162015: 0.94 % of total population aged 6-162016: 0.941 % of total population aged 6-162017: 0.943 % of total population aged 6-162018: 0.943 % of total population aged 6-162019: 0.938 % of total population aged 6-162020: 0.939 % of total population aged 6-162021: 0.934 % of total population aged 6-16

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population aged 6-16.

Analysis

In 2021, enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total in Colombia stood at 0.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total in Colombia peaked at 0.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1996.

That places Colombia 40th out of 82 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total (% of total population aged 6-16) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of total population aged 6-16 Change
1996 0.9%
1999 0.9% +0.5%
2000 0.9% +0.7%
2001 0.9% +0.0%
2002 0.9% +2.6%
2003 0.9% +1.2%
2004 0.9% +0.4%
2005 0.9% +1.4%
2008 0.9% +1.3%
2009 0.9% -0.0%
2010 0.9% +0.1%
2011 0.9% -0.1%
2012 0.9% +0.1%
2013 0.9% +0.9%
2014 0.9% +0.1%
2015 0.9% +0.2%
2016 0.9% +0.2%
2017 0.9% +0.2%
2018 0.9% -0.0%
2019 0.9% -0.5%
2020 0.9% +0.1%
2021 0.9% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 8
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 37 Mongolia 0.9% compare
  2. 38 Egypt 0.9% compare
  3. 39 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.9% compare
  4. 41 India 0.9% compare
  5. 42 Jamaica 0.9% compare
  6. 43 Ukraine 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total in Colombia?
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total in Colombia was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2017.
What is the lowest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1996.
How does Colombia rank for enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total?
Colombia ranks 40th out of 82 countries with data for 2021.
Is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total (% of total population aged 6-16). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total (% of total population aged 6-16)
Unit
% of total population aged 6-16
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,014 data points, 1970–2021
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