Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Colombia

Colombia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 17.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
17.5%
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
40th
of 153 countries
All-time high
28.6%
in 2010
All-time low
17.5%
in 2018
Years of data
13
2006–2018

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Colombia, 2006–2018

01020302006201220182006: 26.8 %2007: 27.2 %2008: 27.5 %2009: 28.2 %2010: 28.6 %2011: 28.4 %2012: 27.1 %2013: 18.6 %2014: 18.9 %2015: 18.6 %2016: 18.5 %2017: 18.2 %2018: 17.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Colombia stood at 17.5%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Colombia peaked at 28.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2018.

That places Colombia 40th out of 153 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in Colombia, 2006 to 2018.
Year % Change
2006 26.8%
2007 27.2% +1.4%
2008 27.5% +1.1%
2009 28.2% +2.5%
2010 28.6% +1.4%
2011 28.4% -0.6%
2012 27.1% -4.6%
2013 18.6% -31.3%
2014 18.9% +1.3%
2015 18.6% -1.5%
2016 18.5% -0.4%
2017 18.2% -2.0%
2018 17.5% -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.4% 26.8% 28.2% 4
2010s 21.6% 17.5% 28.6% 9

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 37 Morocco 22.7% compare
  2. 38 Guatemala 21.6% compare
  3. 39 Djibouti 21.2% compare
  4. 41 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17.2% compare
  5. 42 Costa Rica 16.9% compare
  6. 43 Sierra Leone 16.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Colombia?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Colombia was 17.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2018.
How does Colombia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Colombia ranks 40th out of 153 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,218 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade 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. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/