Colombia - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Colombia was 48.75 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51.46 in 2009 and a minimum value of 3.36 in 1972.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1972 3.36
1973 3.44
1974 3.87
1975 4.37
1976 4.92
1977 5.37
1978 5.85
1979 6.81
1980 8.02
1981 9.25
1982 8.56
1983 9.50
1984 10.88
1985 11.72
1986 11.23
1987 11.95
1988 12.57
1989 13.18
1991 13.60
1992 18.44
1993 19.74
1994 24.27
1995 27.86
1996 34.99
1998 37.25
1999 38.63
2000 39.98
2001 39.62
2002 40.22
2004 40.28
2005 41.90
2006 41.73
2007 40.19
2008 49.30
2009 51.46
2010 48.75

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Colombia was 48.66 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51.26 in 2009 and a minimum value of 9.87 in 1983.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1983 9.87
1984 11.06
1985 11.92
1986 11.42
1987 12.16
1988 12.79
1989 13.42
1992 19.07
1993 19.83
1996 35.46
1998 37.72
1999 39.04
2000 40.32
2001 39.79
2002 40.39
2004 40.35
2005 41.60
2006 41.86
2007 40.00
2008 49.14
2009 51.26
2010 48.66

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Colombia was 48.84 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51.64 in 2009 and a minimum value of 9.13 in 1983.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1983 9.13
1984 10.71
1985 11.53
1986 11.04
1987 11.75
1988 12.36
1989 12.96
1992 17.83
1993 19.65
1996 34.53
1998 36.79
1999 38.24
2000 39.65
2001 39.45
2002 40.05
2004 40.21
2005 42.18
2006 41.61
2007 40.38
2008 49.45
2009 51.64
2010 48.84

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Colombia was 115.37 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 123.34 in 1979 and a minimum value of 104.58 in 1986.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 106.05
1971 108.76
1972 108.95
1973 111.02
1974 110.40
1975 112.16
1976 114.04
1977 117.22
1978 120.84
1979 123.34
1980 118.35
1981 118.85
1982 109.35
1983 109.05
1984 107.94
1985 107.07
1986 104.58
1987 106.09
1988 105.94
1989 105.86
1990 105.75
1991 106.34
1992 110.72
1993 111.64
1994 111.94
1995 112.05
1996 116.30
1998 119.11
1999 118.97
2000 119.33
2001 116.48
2002 117.39
2004 118.90
2005 120.10
2006 120.20
2007 120.21
2008 120.07
2009 120.32
2010 115.37

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Colombia was 114.24 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 125.80 in 1979 and a minimum value of 106.33 in 1986.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 108.27
1971 111.21
1972 111.53
1973 113.73
1974 113.37
1975 114.96
1976 116.68
1977 119.73
1978 123.44
1979 125.80
1980 120.21
1981 120.77
1982 110.75
1983 110.42
1984 108.76
1985 108.83
1986 106.33
1987 106.97
1988 106.84
1989 106.79
1990 113.24
1991 107.32
1992 113.74
1993 112.84
1994 111.56
1995 111.61
1996 116.07
1998 117.44
1999 118.94
2000 119.09
2001 115.88
2002 116.80
2004 118.10
2005 118.85
2006 119.26
2007 119.66
2008 119.69
2009 120.02
2010 114.24

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Colombia was 116.45 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 121.30 in 2005 and a minimum value of 98.53 in 1990.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 103.89
1971 106.37
1972 106.44
1973 108.39
1974 107.52
1975 109.45
1976 111.47
1977 114.79
1978 118.31
1979 120.94
1980 116.56
1981 116.99
1982 107.99
1983 107.73
1984 107.15
1985 105.36
1986 102.89
1987 105.24
1988 105.06
1989 104.95
1990 98.53
1991 105.39
1992 107.80
1993 110.47
1994 112.32
1995 112.46
1996 116.52
1998 120.71
1999 118.99
2000 119.56
2001 117.05
2002 117.96
2004 119.67
2005 121.30
2006 121.10
2007 120.73
2008 120.44
2009 120.62
2010 116.45

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Colombia was 88.07 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93.95 in 2000 and a minimum value of 67.16 in 1986.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1982 70.52
1984 69.33
1985 68.75
1986 67.16
1987 68.12
1988 68.02
1989 67.97
1991 70.82
1992 78.80
1993 79.47
1994 80.12
1995 83.02
1996 87.57
1998 90.79
1999 93.21
2000 93.95
2001 92.21
2002 93.04
2005 93.13
2006 91.74
2007 90.45
2008 90.17
2009 89.73
2010 88.07

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Colombia was 87.53 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93.76 in 2000 and a minimum value of 68.28 in 1986.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1986 68.28
1991 75.86
1998 90.96
1999 93.64
2000 93.76
2001 91.74
2002 92.46
2005 93.02
2006 91.63
2007 90.47
2008 89.83
2009 89.27
2010 87.53

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Colombia was 88.60 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 94.13 in 2000 and a minimum value of 65.97 in 1991.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1986 66.07
1991 65.97
1998 90.62
1999 92.79
2000 94.13
2001 92.67
2002 93.59
2005 93.23
2006 91.84
2007 90.43
2008 90.49
2009 90.17
2010 88.60

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Colombia was 18.37 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 19.81 in 2008, while its lowest value was 16.93 in 2004.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 19.56
1999 19.56
2000 18.75
2001 18.83
2002 17.09
2004 16.93
2005 18.69
2006 19.25
2007 19.67
2008 19.81
2009 18.31
2010 18.37

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Colombia was 96.36 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 96.36 in 2010 and a minimum value of 23.98 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 23.98
1971 25.99
1972 27.62
1973 33.99
1974 36.58
1975 37.92
1976 38.82
1977 40.93
1978 40.34
1979 40.94
1980 41.40
1981 41.99
1982 43.16
1983 43.31
1984 45.16
1985 46.17
1986 50.66
1987 51.34
1988 51.75
1989 52.08
1991 52.69
1992 58.67
1993 60.93
1994 62.39
1995 63.53
1996 67.60
1998 72.57
1999 72.88
2000 71.81
2001 74.71
2002 73.55
2004 78.50
2005 82.55
2006 86.11
2007 89.07
2008 90.52
2009 94.64
2010 96.36

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Colombia was 100.90 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 100.90 in 2010 and a minimum value of 23.68 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 23.68
1971 25.79
1972 27.61
1973 34.19
1974 37.01
1975 38.39
1976 39.32
1977 41.48
1978 40.99
1979 41.64
1980 42.21
1981 42.93
1982 44.12
1983 46.65
1984 45.74
1985 46.76
1986 51.41
1987 52.01
1988 52.44
1989 52.78
1991 57.38
1992 64.02
1993 65.59
1995 68.17
1996 69.33
1998 76.56
1999 76.70
2000 75.32
2001 78.34
2002 77.25
2004 82.60
2005 86.75
2006 90.79
2007 93.81
2008 94.89
2009 99.29
2010 100.90

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Colombia was 92.00 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 92.00 in 2010 and a minimum value of 24.27 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 24.27
1971 26.18
1972 27.64
1973 33.80
1974 36.16
1975 37.47
1976 38.33
1977 40.40
1978 39.71
1979 40.26
1980 40.62
1981 41.07
1982 42.22
1983 40.07
1984 44.59
1985 45.59
1986 49.94
1987 50.69
1988 51.08
1989 51.39
1991 48.15
1992 53.49
1993 56.41
1995 59.05
1996 65.93
1998 68.70
1999 69.19
2000 68.42
2001 71.21
2002 69.98
2004 74.54
2005 78.50
2006 81.60
2007 84.50
2008 86.31
2009 90.16
2010 92.00

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Colombia was 74.39 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 74.39 in 2010 and a minimum value of 55.44 in 1998.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 55.44
1999 55.76
2000 58.13
2001 57.16
2002 57.44
2004 57.83
2005 63.41
2006 67.60
2007 70.30
2008 71.18
2009 73.64
2010 74.39

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Colombia was 77.22 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 77.22 in 2010 and a minimum value of 58.68 in 1999.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 58.91
1999 58.68
2000 60.97
2001 60.07
2002 60.14
2004 60.88
2005 66.69
2006 71.27
2007 73.96
2008 74.42
2009 76.66
2010 77.22

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Colombia was 71.67 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 71.67 in 2010 and a minimum value of 52.09 in 1998.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 52.09
1999 52.93
2000 55.39
2001 54.35
2002 54.84
2004 54.89
2005 60.25
2006 64.06
2007 66.76
2008 68.06
2009 70.73
2010 71.67

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in Colombia was 21.04 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 33.35 in 1998, while its lowest value was 21.04 in 2010.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 33.35
1999 32.36
2000 30.08
2001 25.30
2002 24.07
2004 22.35
2005 23.76
2006 23.70
2007 24.07
2008 23.99
2009 22.19
2010 21.04

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Colombia was 39.13 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39.13 in 2010 and a minimum value of 4.09 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 4.09
1971 4.56
1972 5.16
1973 5.58
1974 6.13
1975 7.04
1977 8.64
1978 8.96
1979 9.19
1980 9.04
1981 10.28
1982 10.52
1983 10.85
1984 11.28
1985 11.49
1986 12.16
1987 12.63
1988 13.33
1989 13.85
1990 14.21
1991 14.82
1992 15.42
1993 15.61
1994 16.24
1995 16.35
1996 17.63
1997 20.79
1998 23.28
1999 22.81
2000 24.01
2001 24.89
2002 24.98
2003 24.67
2004 27.56
2005 30.03
2006 31.99
2007 33.08
2008 35.50
2009 37.09
2010 39.13

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Colombia was 40.93 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 40.93 in 2010 and a minimum value of 2.21 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 2.21
1974 4.34
1975 5.17
1977 6.81
1978 7.31
1979 7.69
1980 8.17
1981 9.26
1982 9.77
1984 10.92
1985 11.28
1986 11.99
1987 12.59
1988 13.06
1989 14.48
1991 15.32
1995 16.72
1996 18.45
1997 22.09
1998 23.35
1999 24.00
2000 25.04
2001 26.07
2002 25.98
2003 25.69
2004 28.61
2005 31.21
2006 33.34
2007 34.52
2008 35.29
2009 37.98
2010 40.93

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Colombia was 37.39 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37.39 in 2010 and a minimum value of 5.94 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 5.94
1974 7.90
1975 8.87
1977 10.43
1978 10.57
1979 10.64
1980 9.89
1981 11.27
1982 11.26
1984 11.63
1985 11.68
1986 12.32
1987 12.67
1988 13.60
1989 13.24
1991 14.33
1995 15.98
1996 16.83
1997 19.51
1998 23.21
1999 21.64
2000 23.01
2001 23.74
2002 23.99
2003 23.67
2004 26.54
2005 28.87
2006 30.67
2007 31.69
2008 35.70
2009 36.23
2010 37.39

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation