The number of students enrolled in basic and secondary education in Colombia amounted to around 9.9 million in 2020. Of them, nearly 4.8 million were enrolled in lower or upper secondary school. The amount of children enrolled in primary schools reached 4.2 million that year.
Number of school students enrolled in Colombia from 2016 to 2020, by education level
(in 1,000s)
* Figure for secondary education was calculated by Statista based on the source's data.
Colombia's basic education cycle consists of: - Preschool education - Five years of primary or elementary schooling - Four years of lower secondary education - Two years of upper secondary education. Data from earlier years was retrieved from previous reports.
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DANE (Colombia). (June 4, 2021). Number of school students enrolled in Colombia from 2016 to 2020, by education level (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 28, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/809787/number-school-students-colombia-academic-level/
DANE (Colombia). "Number of school students enrolled in Colombia from 2016 to 2020, by education level (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 28, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809787/number-school-students-colombia-academic-level/
DANE (Colombia). (2021). Number of school students enrolled in Colombia from 2016 to 2020, by education level (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 28, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809787/number-school-students-colombia-academic-level/
DANE (Colombia). "Number of School Students Enrolled in Colombia from 2016 to 2020, by Education Level (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/809787/number-school-students-colombia-academic-level/
DANE (Colombia), Number of school students enrolled in Colombia from 2016 to 2020, by education level (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/809787/number-school-students-colombia-academic-level/ (last visited November 28, 2021)
