Colombia
Background Information
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
World Bank income group
Upper middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
23% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
3,684,141 (UIS, 2023)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
4,519,399 (UIS, 2023)
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)
53
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2021
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)
35%
Source: DHS , 2010
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 , 2022
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
No data available
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education Women as a percentage
Source: UIS , 2021
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education Men as a percentage
Source: UIS , 2021
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS , 2020
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
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Female 40%
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Male 35%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
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Female 15%
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Male 18%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
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Female 54%
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Male 63%
Female: UNESCO, 2018
Male: UNESCO, 2018
Youth not in education, employment or training
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Female 32%
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Male 17%
Female: ILO, 2022
Male: ILO, 2022
Completion rate
Primary school age
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Female 95%
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Male 91%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Lower secondary school age
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Female 81%
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Male 73%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school age
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Female 78%
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Male 69%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
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Female 2%
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Male 2%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Lower secondary school
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Female 4%
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Male 5%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school
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Female 16%
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Male 17%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
5
Protection from corporal punishment and all violence, including psychological, physical and sexual violence, in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
5
Enshrines right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender for all within the territory
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
2
No explicit protection of the right to education of pregnant and parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Colorín Colorado
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Enough
Project/Program
LitClub
Advocacy Campaign/Project
National Partner Support
Project/Program
Ruhi Arbab Baháʼí School, Colombia
Research Project/Report/Study
Strengthening Monitoring and Reporting of Attacks on Education
Project/Program
The Beyond Borders Project
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Women's Voice and Leadership - Colombia
Government Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Visual Laboratory for Gender Equality
Project/Program
Casas de igualdad de oportunidades para las Mujeres (CIOM)
Project/Program
Tejiendo Mundos de Igualdad con Niños y Niñas
Research Project/Report/Study
Women Count
Research Project/Report/Study
Violence Against Children and Youth Survey
Project/Program
Taller "Mi primera Luna"
Project/Program
Program for Improving Learning Outcomes and Socioemotional Education (PROMISE)
Transforming Education Summit National Statement of Commitment Back to Top