Colombia
Last updated August 4, 2026
Composite GEFRI Score
Infrastructure is a strength, but Governance lags
Colombia shows progressing readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (62nd percentile worldwide). Reforms are translating into broader capability, though uneven performance continues to slow system-wide alignment.
- Global percentile
- 62nd
- Global rank
- #69
- Regional rank
- #5
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Country profile
Colombia shows progressing readiness, with important strengths but continued gaps across the system. Most dimension scores sit close to global norms, without a single dimension standing far above the rest.
Uneven scores across dimensions show where readiness conditions are less aligned.
Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Governance effectiveness is below global norms, affecting the stability of education reforms. Girls outperform boys in secondary pathways, adding pressure to address male dropout risks.
Regionally, Colombia leads most clearly in School Access and Gender Parity, sitting well above the peer average.
Most indicators are observed rather than imputed, so estimation uncertainty is limited.
Key insights
Sits above the global median at the 62nd percentile.
Places 69th worldwide.
Holds a regional position of 5th within Latin America & Caribbean.
Scores range from Infrastructure (82.8) to Governance (47.9), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Leads regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.
Regional peers: Latin America & Caribbean
Composite GEFRI Score