Colombia
Background Information
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
World Bank income group
Upper middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
25% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
3,721,778 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
4,778,527 (UIS, 2020)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
23%
Source: UNSDG, 2015
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
67
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
No data available
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
72%
Source: DHS, 2015
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
11
Source: UIS, 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS, 2018
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Completion rate
Primary school age
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Female 95%
-
Male 91%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 80%
-
Male 73%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 74%
-
Male 69%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 3%
-
Male 3%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school
-
Female 4%
-
Male 5%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school
-
Female 14%
-
Male 15%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018