Colombia - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Colombia was 38.53 as of 1999. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38.53 in 1999 and a minimum value of 3.35 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 programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1972 3.35
1973 3.48
1974 3.95
1975 4.50
1976 5.08
1977 5.54
1978 6.01
1979 6.92
1980 8.08
1981 9.23
1982 8.50
1983 9.43
1984 10.96
1985 11.92
1986 11.47
1987 12.23
1988 12.85
1989 13.40
1991 13.76
1992 18.69
1993 20.04
1994 24.61
1995 28.22
1996 35.17
1998 36.90
1999 38.53

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Colombia was 38.95 as of 1999. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38.95 in 1999 and a minimum value of 9.81 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 programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1983 9.81
1984 11.16
1985 12.14
1986 11.68
1987 12.45
1988 13.08
1989 13.65
1992 19.35
1993 20.16
1996 35.67
1998 37.40
1999 38.95

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Colombia was 38.12 as of 1999. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38.12 in 1999 and a minimum value of 9.06 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 programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1983 9.06
1984 10.78
1985 11.71
1986 11.27
1987 12.02
1988 12.63
1989 13.17
1992 18.05
1993 19.94
1996 34.69
1998 36.42
1999 38.12

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Colombia was 114.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 125.21 in 1979 and a minimum value of 102.30 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. 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 102.30
1971 104.75
1972 105.26
1973 108.04
1974 108.49
1975 111.46
1976 115.14
1977 118.51
1978 122.28
1979 125.21
1980 120.88
1981 122.29
1982 112.99
1983 112.60
1984 110.80
1985 109.08
1986 105.99
1987 107.21
1988 107.06
1989 107.25
1990 107.51
1991 108.02
1992 112.35
1993 113.26
1994 113.68
1995 113.99
1996 118.56
1998 120.85
1999 119.64
2000 119.38
2001 116.25
2002 117.15
2004 119.58
2005 121.53
2006 122.43
2007 123.15
2008 123.65
2009 124.58
2010 120.32
2011 117.67
2012 114.96
2013 116.27
2014 114.54
2015 115.23
2016 116.23
2017 114.98
2018 114.53
2019 114.00

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Colombia was 112.06 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 127.29 in 1979 and a minimum value of 103.73 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. 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 103.73
1971 106.37
1972 107.05
1973 110.00
1974 110.79
1975 113.66
1976 117.34
1977 120.61
1978 124.50
1979 127.29
1980 122.33
1981 123.69
1982 113.87
1983 113.47
1984 111.21
1985 110.57
1986 107.55
1987 107.95
1988 107.85
1989 108.08
1990 114.98
1991 108.96
1992 115.45
1993 114.58
1994 113.41
1995 113.68
1996 118.43
1998 119.30
1999 119.78
2000 119.31
2001 115.77
2002 116.67
2004 118.90
2005 120.41
2006 121.60
2007 122.71
2008 123.38
2009 124.40
2010 119.29
2011 115.66
2012 113.04
2013 114.75
2014 112.65
2015 113.41
2016 114.60
2017 113.11
2018 112.76
2019 112.06

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Colombia was 115.85 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 124.75 in 2009 and a minimum value of 100.28 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 100.90
1971 103.15
1972 103.51
1973 106.11
1974 106.23
1975 109.32
1976 112.99
1977 116.45
1978 120.11
1979 123.18
1980 119.46
1981 120.91
1982 112.13
1983 111.75
1984 110.40
1985 107.62
1986 104.47
1987 106.50
1988 106.30
1989 106.46
1990 100.28
1991 107.10
1992 109.37
1993 112.00
1994 113.94
1995 114.30
1996 118.69
1998 122.34
1999 119.50
2000 119.46
2001 116.71
2002 117.62
2004 120.23
2005 122.60
2006 123.22
2007 123.57
2008 123.90
2009 124.75
2010 121.31
2011 119.60
2012 116.79
2013 117.73
2014 116.35
2015 116.98
2016 117.80
2017 116.77
2018 116.22
2019 115.85

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Colombia was 92.92 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 94.12 in 2005 and a minimum value of 68.06 in 1986.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1982 72.87
1984 71.17
1985 70.04
1986 68.06
1987 68.84
1988 68.75
1989 68.87
1991 71.94
1992 79.96
1993 80.63
1994 81.36
1995 84.47
1996 89.28
1998 92.12
1999 93.74
2000 93.89
2001 92.03
2002 92.85
2004 92.73
2005 94.12
2006 92.68
2007 91.90
2008 92.73
2009 92.90
2010 91.85
2011 91.81
2012 90.22
2013 90.20
2014 90.46
2015 91.94
2016 93.00
2017 93.13
2018 92.92

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Colombia was 93.16 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 94.30 in 1999 and a minimum value of 69.06 in 1986.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1986 69.06
1991 77.01
1999 94.30
2000 93.83
2001 91.65
2002 92.36
2004 93.06
2009 92.53
2010 91.39
2011 91.46
2012 89.93
2013 90.09
2014 90.47
2015 92.04
2016 93.17
2017 93.38
2018 93.16

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Colombia was 92.69 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93.95 in 2000 and a minimum value of 67.04 in 1991.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1986 67.08
1991 67.04
1999 93.19
2000 93.95
2001 92.39
2002 93.33
2004 92.40
2009 93.26
2010 92.29
2011 92.15
2012 90.48
2013 90.31
2014 90.45
2015 91.84
2016 92.83
2017 92.90
2018 92.69

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

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Colombia was 19.91 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 19.91 in 2019, while its lowest value was 10.93 in 1972.

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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 13.43
1971 13.23
1972 10.93
1973 14.98
1974 14.78
1980 14.48
1981 14.59
1982 13.44
1983 13.50
1984 13.69
1985 13.45
1986 13.62
1987 15.18
1988 15.16
1989 15.17
1990 15.24
1991 15.35
1992 17.29
1993 17.18
1994 18.69
1995 18.00
1996 19.28
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
2011 18.51
2012 18.63
2013 18.31
2014 18.66
2015 19.81
2016 19.49
2017 19.70
2018 19.70
2019 19.91

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Colombia was 100.81 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 100.81 in 2019 and a minimum value of 23.93 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 23.93
1971 25.80
1972 27.22
1973 33.22
1974 35.46
1975 36.52
1976 37.61
1977 40.15
1978 40.16
1979 41.30
1980 42.19
1981 43.10
1982 44.30
1983 44.35
1984 46.24
1985 47.41
1986 52.17
1987 52.96
1988 53.38
1989 53.52
1991 53.66
1992 59.66
1993 61.92
1994 63.40
1995 64.55
1996 68.84
1998 73.87
1999 74.12
2000 73.09
2002 74.64
2004 79.11
2005 82.86
2006 86.29
2007 89.21
2008 90.79
2009 95.27
2010 97.55
2011 99.15
2012 95.40
2013 96.14
2014 94.99
2015 94.72
2016 95.01
2017 95.73
2018 97.51
2019 100.81

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Colombia was 103.35 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 103.55 in 2011 and a minimum value of 23.36 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 23.36
1971 25.27
1972 26.81
1973 32.89
1974 35.29
1975 36.38
1976 37.69
1977 40.32
1978 40.50
1979 41.75
1980 42.78
1981 43.80
1982 44.97
1983 47.37
1984 46.39
1985 47.50
1986 52.33
1987 53.01
1988 53.44
1989 53.64
1991 57.90
1992 64.58
1993 66.22
1995 69.04
1996 70.40
1998 77.80
1999 77.97
2000 76.69
2002 78.50
2004 83.39
2005 87.23
2006 91.14
2007 94.12
2008 95.32
2009 100.10
2010 102.27
2011 103.55
2012 99.61
2013 100.04
2014 98.74
2015 98.13
2016 98.11
2017 98.46
2018 100.09
2019 103.35

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Colombia was 98.37 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.37 in 2019 and a minimum value of 24.50 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 24.50
1971 26.32
1972 27.63
1973 33.56
1974 35.63
1975 36.65
1976 37.53
1977 39.98
1978 39.82
1979 40.86
1980 41.62
1981 42.41
1982 43.64
1983 41.37
1984 46.10
1985 47.32
1986 52.02
1987 52.92
1988 53.32
1989 53.41
1991 49.47
1992 54.81
1993 57.70
1995 60.17
1996 67.33
1998 70.06
1999 70.40
2000 69.61
2002 70.92
2004 75.00
2005 78.67
2006 81.63
2007 84.50
2008 86.43
2009 90.63
2010 93.01
2011 94.92
2012 91.37
2013 92.39
2014 91.39
2015 91.45
2016 92.05
2017 93.12
2018 95.03
2019 98.37

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Colombia was 77.47 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 77.47 in 2018 and a minimum value of 63.65 in 2005.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2005 63.65
2006 67.73
2007 70.41
2008 71.39
2009 74.14
2010 75.31
2011 77.26
2012 75.67
2013 76.31
2014 75.58
2015 75.60
2016 76.20
2017 76.56
2018 77.47

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Colombia was 80.17 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 80.19 in 2011 and a minimum value of 67.06 in 2005.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2005 67.06
2006 71.54
2007 74.21
2008 74.76
2009 77.29
2010 78.27
2011 80.19
2012 78.78
2013 79.38
2014 78.57
2015 78.54
2016 79.05
2017 79.31
2018 80.17

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Colombia was 74.89 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 74.89 in 2018 and a minimum value of 60.38 in 2005.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2005 60.38
2006 64.08
2007 66.76
2008 68.15
2009 71.11
2010 72.46
2011 74.45
2012 72.68
2013 73.36
2014 72.72
2015 72.79
2016 73.47
2017 73.93
2018 74.89

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

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in Colombia was 20.46 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 33.35 in 1998, while its lowest value was 20.21 in 2012.

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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1998 33.35
1999 32.36
2000 30.08
2002 24.07
2004 22.35
2005 23.76
2006 23.70
2007 24.07
2008 23.99
2009 22.19
2010 21.04
2011 20.44
2012 20.21
2013 20.94
2014 20.28
2015 21.19
2016 20.75
2017 20.61
2018 20.44
2019 20.46

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Colombia was 54.98 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 56.43 in 2017 and a minimum value of 4.25 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 4.25
1971 4.72
1972 5.32
1973 5.72
1974 6.25
1975 7.11
1976 7.53
1977 8.54
1978 8.82
1979 9.02
1980 8.85
1981 10.13
1982 10.47
1983 10.92
1984 11.47
1985 11.76
1986 12.48
1987 12.97
1988 13.68
1989 14.23
1990 14.65
1991 15.35
1992 15.99
1993 16.15
1994 16.70
1995 16.67
1996 17.91
1997 21.11
1998 23.67
1999 23.30
2000 24.49
2001 25.35
2002 25.43
2004 28.14
2005 30.69
2006 32.70
2007 33.75
2008 36.08
2009 37.52
2010 39.41
2011 43.03
2012 45.31
2013 48.73
2014 51.42
2015 53.28
2016 55.48
2017 56.43
2018 55.33
2019 54.98

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Colombia was 59.04 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 60.83 in 2017 and a minimum value of 2.27 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. 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 2.27
1974 4.35
1975 5.13
1977 6.58
1978 7.04
1979 7.41
1980 7.87
1981 9.00
1982 9.61
1984 10.99
1985 11.43
1986 12.16
1987 12.76
1988 13.21
1989 14.65
1991 15.55
1995 16.76
1996 18.46
1997 22.13
1998 23.46
1999 24.28
2000 25.33
2001 26.38
2002 26.34
2004 29.18
2005 31.90
2006 34.12
2007 35.28
2008 35.96
2009 38.52
2010 41.34
2011 45.15
2012 48.17
2013 52.16
2014 55.22
2015 57.43
2016 59.75
2017 60.83
2018 59.72
2019 59.04

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Colombia was 51.06 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 52.19 in 2017 and a minimum value of 6.25 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 6.25
1974 8.16
1975 9.12
1977 10.53
1978 10.63
1979 10.64
1980 9.84
1981 11.26
1982 11.34
1984 11.95
1985 12.09
1986 12.81
1987 13.18
1988 14.14
1989 13.82
1991 15.14
1995 16.58
1996 17.35
1997 20.08
1998 23.88
1999 22.31
2000 23.66
2001 24.32
2002 24.53
2004 27.12
2005 29.51
2006 31.32
2007 32.26
2008 36.19
2009 36.55
2010 37.55
2011 40.98
2012 42.54
2013 45.42
2014 47.75
2015 49.28
2016 51.37
2017 52.19
2018 51.09
2019 51.06

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation