Education in Cereté, Colombia: official figures
The Ministry of Education counted 20,386 children aged 5 to 16 in Cereté in 2024, of whom 87.9% were enrolled in school (net coverage), 24th lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; the rate was 95.9% in 2019.
How many teenagers in Cereté are in school?
Net enrolment in Cereté in 2024 was 49.3% at pre-school transition level, 81.9% in primary, 78.4% in lower secondary and 55.0% in upper secondary (media).
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the school enrolment rate in Cereté?
Gross enrolment (all students at a level, whatever their age, as a share of the school-age population) in Cereté was 95.6% in 2024, 96.4% in primary and 94.3% in upper secondary.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Cereté?
3.17% of students enrolled in Cereté left school during 2024 (dropout rate), 22nd lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; the rate was 2.58% in 2019.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyHow many students repeat a year in Cereté?
In 2024 89.7% of students in Cereté passed their school year, 7.1% failed and 10.9% were repeating a grade, 9th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site on repetition.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the average Saber 11 score in Cereté?
Students at schools in Cereté averaged 245 points out of 500 in the 2022 Saber 11 school-leaving exam (2,810 test takers), 20th lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; in 2019 the average was 238.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyHow do students in Cereté do in maths and English?
In the 2022 Saber 11 exam, students in Cereté averaged 49 in mathematics, 52 in critical reading and 48 in English (each out of 100); the English average was 16th lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyDo private schools in Cereté score higher?
In 2022, students at public schools in Cereté averaged 235 on the Saber 11 exam (2,354 test takers) and students at private schools 296 (456), a gap of 61 points.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyAre school exam results in Cereté improving?
The average Saber 11 score of Cereté changed by +7 points between 2019 and 2022, 31st largest rise of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyHow many adults in Cereté cannot read?
In the 2018 census, 48.7% of households in Cereté were deprived on educational achievement (members aged 15 and over averaged under nine years of schooling), 14th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site, and 16.1% had a member who could not read or write and 14.8% a child with school lag (national: 46.1%, 10.5% and 16.0%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) · saved copyHow Cereté compares with other cities in Colombia
Net enrolment rate, ages 5-16, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Cereté ranks 51 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Net enrolment rate, ages 5-16, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Bello | 89.1% |
| 49 | Apartadó | 88.5% |
| 50 | Itagüí | 88.3% |
| 51 | Cereté | 87.9% |
| 52 | Villavicencio | 87.6% |
| 53 | Malambo | 87.3% |
| 54 | Sahagún | 85.1% |
School dropout rate, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Cereté ranks 53 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | School dropout rate, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Cajicá | 3.29% |
| 51 | Yopal | 3.28% |
| 52 | Medellín | 3.18% |
| 53 | Cereté | 3.17% |
| 54 | Manizales | 3.06% |
| 55 | Sincelejo | 3.02% |
| 56 | Montería | 2.98% |
Grade repetition rate, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Cereté ranks 9 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Grade repetition rate, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Maicao | 11.4% |
| 7 | Bello | 11.4% |
| 8 | Florencia | 11.2% |
| 9 | Cereté | 10.9% |
| 10 | Zipaquirá | 10.6% |
| 11 | Montería | 10.6% |
| 12 | Riohacha | 10.6% |
Saber 11 average global score, 2022 (out of 500) (2022)
Cereté ranks 55 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Saber 11 average global score, 2022 (out of 500) |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Girardot | 250 |
| 53 | Cali | 250 |
| 54 | Yumbo | 247 |
| 55 | Cereté | 245 |
| 56 | Santa Marta | 244 |
| 57 | Soledad | 242 |
| 58 | Santander de Quilichao | 241 |
Change in Saber 11 average global score, 2019 to 2022 (2019-2022)
Cereté ranks 31 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in Saber 11 average global score, 2019 to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Manizales | +8 |
| 29 | Funza | +7 |
| 30 | Sabanalarga | +7 |
| 31 | Cereté | +7 |
| 32 | Neiva | +7 |
| 33 | Turbaco | +6 |
| 34 | Pereira | +6 |
Households with low educational achievement, 2018 census (2018)
Cereté ranks 14 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with low educational achievement, 2018 census |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Aguachica | 54.1% |
| 12 | Ciénaga | 51.7% |
| 13 | Santander de Quilichao | 49.6% |
| 14 | Cereté | 48.7% |
| 15 | Buenaventura | 48.3% |
| 16 | Riohacha | 48.3% |
| 17 | Cartago | 48.2% |
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Sources
- Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE): Medida de pobreza multidimensional municipal de fuente censal 2018: municipal incidence (urban and rural) and household deprivations by indicator, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a3ac3a60498a…)
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