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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Colombia: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Colombia is placed 92nd of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 7.325 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 97.56 (2024).
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Education & Knowledge
92nd
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 7.325Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 97.56Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 67.13Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- —Government Spending on Education, 2023No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Colombia on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Colombia’s is from 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0
7.325
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Colombia: 7.325. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in South America
- 0.035 Uruguay
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 2.187 · Ecuador 4.724 · Panama 7.698 · Peru 0.156 · Venezuela 0.554
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Colombia’s is from 2018 · CC BY-SA 4.0
97.56
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Colombia: 97.56. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in South America
- 99.8 Peru
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 93.15 · Ecuador 93.7 · Panama 76.68 · Peru 99.8 · Venezuela 85.39
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
67.13
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Colombia: 67.13. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in South America
- 86.87 Chile
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 72.18 · Ecuador 77.69 · Panama 64.22 · Peru 86.72 · Venezuela 44.46
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
No reading
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
UIS publishes no 2023 figure for Colombia, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in South America
- 7.894 Bolivia
- Land neighbours
- Ecuador 3.82 · Panama 2.472 · Peru 4.245
02Over time
Which way Colombia is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
ColombiaWorld median
Colombia rose from 0 in 2000 to 7.325 in 2022; the world median went from 8.642 to 3.002.
Every year’s figures
Year Colombia World median 2024 — 3.691 2023 — 3.393 2022 7.32 3.002 2021 6.99 3.330 2020 6.11 2.678 2019 5.02 2.758 2018 4.70 2.439 2017 4.07 2.907 2016 5.22 2.954 2015 3.40 3.052 2014 — 3.904 2013 — 3.413 2012 1.71 3.408 2011 0.11 3.626 2010 0.27 3.491 2009 0.23 3.577 2008 0.20 3.878 2007 0.09 4.029 2006 0.17 4.338 2005 0.33 4.571 2004 0.42 3.791 2003 — 4.412 2002 0.00 4.144 2001 0.00 4.051 2000 0.00 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
ColombiaWorld median
Colombia rose from 78.8 in 2000 to 97.56 in 2018; the world median went from 66.32 to 89.6.
Every year’s figures
Year Colombia World median 2024 — 85.9 2023 — 87.6 2022 — 87.7 2021 — 87.0 2020 — 88.3 2019 — 88.8 2018 97.559 89.6 2017 86.662 87.4 2016 — 87.9 2015 — 88.2 2014 87.294 89.2 2013 87.878 88.0 2012 87.481 85.4 2011 86.187 86.2 2010 86.083 86.1 2009 86.188 84.8 2008 87.485 85.8 2007 89.747 86.7 2006 89.639 84.0 2005 89.909 82.2 2004 86.102 81.8 2003 — 78.3 2002 79.877 80.0 2001 79.008 80.8 2000 78.798 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
ColombiaWorld median
Colombia rose from 53.84 in 2000 to 67.13 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Colombia World median 2025 67.13 64.9 2024 66.52 65.0 2023 65.85 64.2 2022 65.10 63.6 2021 64.42 62.9 2020 64.11 62.2 2019 64.18 61.5 2018 64.81 60.9 2017 65.88 60.5 2016 67.16 60.1 2015 68.02 58.9 2014 68.33 57.0 2013 67.90 54.7 2012 67.08 52.4 2011 66.10 50.9 2010 64.86 49.5 2009 63.56 48.5 2008 61.89 47.4 2007 60.52 46.2 2006 59.54 45.0 2005 58.62 43.8 2004 57.60 42.9 2003 56.52 41.6 2002 55.69 40.3 2001 54.94 39.0 2000 53.84 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
ColombiaWorld median
Colombia rose from 3.511 in 2000 to 5.262 in 2020; the world median went from 3.886 to 4.406.
Every year’s figures
Year Colombia World median 2023 — 3.7092 2022 — 4.0570 2021 — 4.2611 2020 5.262 4.4056 2019 4.511 4.1407 2018 4.449 4.2159 2017 4.536 4.1401 2016 4.477 4.2342 2015 4.470 4.2386 2014 4.629 4.2005 2013 4.879 4.3493 2012 4.370 4.0348 2011 4.466 3.9987 2010 4.834 4.1396 2009 4.777 4.6638 2008 3.939 4.4226 2007 4.083 4.1717 2006 3.917 4.0593 2005 4.021 4.0557 2004 4.079 3.9745 2003 4.325 4.1595 2002 4.268 4.0173 2001 3.709 4.1002 2000 3.511 3.8861
03In context
Colombia beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Colombia and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Peru | =19th | 0.156 | 99.8 | 86.72 | 4.245 |
 Brazil | =72nd | 2.187 | 93.15 | 72.18 | — |
 Ecuador | =87th | 4.724 | 93.7 | 77.69 | 3.82 |
 Venezuelacompare | 89th | 0.554 | 85.39 | 44.46 | — |
| Colombia | 92nd | 7.325 | 97.56 | 67.13 | — |
 Panama | =152nd | 7.698 | 76.68 | 64.22 | 2.472 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South America
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Colombia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Colombia is ahead of the world, and behind
27 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median5
Statistics on which Colombia does better than the middle country measured.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2298.9698.22No earlier reading
Colombia: 98.96 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9418.6227.941▲ Improved since 2010
Colombia: 8.622 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 70th of 172 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3414.2913.34▼ Worsened since 2013
Colombia: 14.29 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 80th of 195 · derived.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9995.3493.99No earlier reading
Colombia: 95.34 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 79th of 172 · derived.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32419.03414.32▲ Improved since 2010
Colombia: 419.03 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 81st of 172 · derived.
Behind the world median16
Statistics on which Colombia does worse than the middle country measured.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.5990.619No real change since 2015
Colombia: 0.599 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 93rd of 176 · derived.
Upper Secondary AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 65.765765.76▲ Improved since 2013
Colombia: 57 · world median 65.76 · Adults 25+ who completed upper secondary or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.26 to 97.89; higher is better.
Position 52nd of 95 · derived.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2181.1589.21No real change since 2015
Colombia: 81.15 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 93rd of 164 · derived.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9339.0329.933▲ Improved since 2013
Colombia: 9.032 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 110th of 193 · derived.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4395.4897.43No real change since 2015
Colombia: 95.48 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 95th of 165 · derived.
Bachelor's or Higher AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 19.8616.4719.86▲ Improved since 2013
Colombia: 16.47 · world median 19.86 · Adults 25+ who completed a bachelor's degree or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.135 to 52.72; higher is better.
Position 54th of 90 · derived.
Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.0251.3634.02No earlier reading
Colombia: 51.36 · world median 34.02 · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%). World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.331 to 98.5; lower is better.
Position 48th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2022 · world median 58.5948.6158.59No earlier reading
Colombia: 48.61 · world median 58.59 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 5.043 to 88.83; higher is better.
PISA Reading PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 440.35408.67440.35▲ Improved since 2012
Colombia: 408.67 · world median 440.35 · Mean reading score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 328.84 to 542.55; higher is better.
Position 53rd of 79 · derived.
PISA Science PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 446.93411.12446.93▲ Improved since 2012
Colombia: 411.12 · world median 446.93 · Mean science score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 347.1 to 561.43; higher is better.
Position 53rd of 79 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.928.7948.9No earlier reading
Colombia: 28.79 · world median 48.9 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.73 to 91.73; higher is better.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.0837.560.08No earlier reading
Colombia: 37.5 · world median 60.08 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 98.78; higher is better.
PISA Mathematics PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 442.09382.7442.09▲ Improved since 2012
Colombia: 382.7 · world median 442.09 · Mean mathematics score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 336.4 to 574.66; higher is better.
Position 62nd of 79 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.816.643.8No earlier reading
Colombia: 16.6 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.9590.25701.95No earlier reading
Colombia: 90.25 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 115th of 145 · derived.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.5480.446No earlier reading
Colombia: 0.548 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 24th of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end6
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,24027,9502,240No real change since 2022
Colombia: 27,950 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1738.1738.17No earlier reading
Colombia: 38.17 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
Female Share of STEM GraduatesUIS · 2023 · world median 35.335.2535.3Moved since 2014
Colombia: 35.25 · world median 35.3 · STEM graduates who are women (%; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.333 to 55.96.
Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of BirthNobel Prize Outreach · 2025 · world median 222No earlier reading
Colombia: 2 · world median 2 · Laureates born in the country, 1901 to date (people). Nobel Prize Outreach, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 296.
Trust in ScientistsWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 34.3532.7434.35No real change since 2018
Colombia: 32.74 · world median 34.35 · People aged 15+ who trust scientists in their country 'a lot' (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 9.335 to 72.35.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6014.4015.601Moved since 2014
Colombia: 4.401 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
No current reading for Colombia
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment (last 2022), Government Funding per Primary Student (last 1999), Government Spending on Education (last 2020), Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary (last 2022), Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age (last 2022), Out-of-School Rate, Primary (last 2022), Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary (last 2022), Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary (last 2018), Pre-Primary Net Enrolment Rate (last 2022), Primary Schools with Electricity (last 2022), Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching (last 2022), Pupils per Qualified Teacher, Primary (last 2022), Qualified Teachers in Primary Education (last 2022), Research and Development Spending (last 2020), School Life Expectancy (last 2022), Secondary School Enrolment (last 2022), Tertiary Enrolment Ratio (last 2022) and Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary Completion. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Colombia’s 16 topics
Education & Knowledge is Colombia’s 8th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Energy56th of 1653/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions67th of 1944/4 keys
- Gender & Equality71st of 1834/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability77th of 1864/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 77th of 1764/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing89th of 2004/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties92nd of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge92nd of 1983/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital94th of 1963/3 keys
- Mobility & Trade85th of 1774/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 98th of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture101st of 1844/4 keys
- Work & Labour121st of 1824/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience151st of 1934/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality132nd of 1593/3 keys
- Peace & Security149th of 1774/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Colombia can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Americas
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11th3/4 keysHighest in South America
Peru=19th4/4 keysThis page
Colombia92nd3/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Colombia on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Colombia rank on education & knowledge?
Colombia is placed 92nd of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary and Upper Secondary Completion Rate). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Colombia?
7.325 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Colombia?
97.56 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does Colombia compare with Brazil on education & knowledge?
Brazil is placed joint 72nd of 198, and Colombia 92nd. Out-of-School Rate, Primary: Brazil 2.187, Colombia 7.325; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary: Brazil 93.15, Colombia 97.56; Upper Secondary Completion Rate: Brazil 72.18, Colombia 67.13.
How have Colombia’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary rose from 0 in 2000 to 7.325 in 2022; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 78.8 in 2000 to 97.56 in 2018; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 53.84 in 2000 to 67.13 in 2025; Government Spending on Education rose from 3.511 in 2000 to 5.262 in 2020.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Colombia?
No current reading is published for Colombia on Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment, Government Funding per Primary Student, Government Spending on Education, Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary, Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Pre-Primary Net Enrolment Rate, Primary Schools with Electricity, Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching, Pupils per Qualified Teacher, Primary, Qualified Teachers in Primary Education, Research and Development Spending, School Life Expectancy, Secondary School Enrolment, Tertiary Enrolment Ratio and Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary Completion. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 27 statistics on this page come from 9 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Colombia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Colombia (banner) — Julien H, CC BY-SA 2.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Colombia: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/colombia/education