Education in Envigado, Colombia: official figures
The Ministry of Education counted 27,144 children aged 5 to 16 in Envigado in 2024, of whom 98.5% were enrolled in school (net coverage), 22nd highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
How many teenagers in Envigado are in school?
Net enrolment in Envigado in 2024 was 63.5% at pre-school transition level, 94.9% in primary, 90.0% in lower secondary and 67.4% in upper secondary (media).
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the school enrolment rate in Envigado?
Gross enrolment (all students at a level, whatever their age, as a share of the school-age population) in Envigado was 106.5% in 2024, 105.6% in primary and 104.6% in upper secondary.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Envigado?
3.93% of students enrolled in Envigado left school during 2024 (dropout rate), 37th lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyHow many students repeat a year in Envigado?
In 2024 89.0% of students in Envigado passed their school year, 7.1% failed and 8.8% were repeating a grade, joint 33rd 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 Envigado?
Students at schools in Envigado averaged 283 points out of 500 in the 2022 Saber 11 school-leaving exam (4,218 test takers), 2nd highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; in 2019 the average was 278.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyHow do students in Envigado do in maths and English?
In the 2022 Saber 11 exam, students in Envigado averaged 57 in mathematics, 59 in critical reading and 62 in English (each out of 100); the English average was the highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyDo private schools in Envigado score higher?
In 2022, students at public schools in Envigado averaged 269 on the Saber 11 exam (2,400 test takers) and students at private schools 301 (1,818), a gap of 32 points.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyAre school exam results in Envigado improving?
The average Saber 11 score of Envigado changed by +5 points between 2019 and 2022, 29th largest fall of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyHow many adults in Envigado cannot read?
In the 2018 census, 19.4% of households in Envigado were deprived on educational achievement (members aged 15 and over averaged under nine years of schooling), the lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site, and 2.0% had a member who could not read or write and 8.3% a child with school lag (national: 46.1%, 10.5% and 16.0%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) · saved copyHow Envigado compares with other cities in Colombia
Net enrolment rate, ages 5-16, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Envigado ranks 22 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Net enrolment rate, ages 5-16, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Tunja | 98.9% |
| 20 | Bucaramanga | 98.5% |
| 21 | Mosquera | 98.5% |
| 22 | Envigado | 98.5% |
| 23 | Pitalito | 98.2% |
| 24 | Yopal | 97.8% |
| 25 | Arauca | 96.9% |
School dropout rate, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Envigado ranks 38 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | School dropout rate, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Valledupar | 4.03% |
| 36 | Lorica | 4.03% |
| 37 | Magangué | 3.94% |
| 38 | Envigado | 3.93% |
| 39 | Bello | 3.92% |
| 40 | San Andrés de Tumaco | 3.83% |
| 41 | Fusagasugá | 3.77% |
Grade repetition rate, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Envigado ranks 33 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Grade repetition rate, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Facatativá | 8.9% |
| 31 | Palmira | 8.9% |
| 32 | Sahagún | 8.8% |
| 33 | Envigado | 8.8% |
| 34 | Arauca | 8.8% |
| 35 | Santa Marta | 8.7% |
| 36 | Sincelejo | 8.7% |
Saber 11 average global score, 2022 (out of 500) (2022)
Envigado ranks 2 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Saber 11 average global score, 2022 (out of 500) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunja | 287 |
| 2 | Envigado | 283 |
| 3 | Duitama | 282 |
| 4 | Floridablanca | 282 |
| 5 | Bucaramanga | 281 |
| 6 | Sogamoso | 280 |
| 7 | Mosquera | 279 |
Change in Saber 11 average global score, 2019 to 2022 (2019-2022)
Envigado ranks 46 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in Saber 11 average global score, 2019 to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Malambo | +5 |
| 44 | Floridablanca | +5 |
| 45 | Zipaquirá | +5 |
| 46 | Envigado | +5 |
| 47 | Jamundí | +5 |
| 48 | Valledupar | +5 |
| 49 | Bogotá, D.C. | +4 |
Households with low educational achievement, 2018 census (2018)
Envigado ranks 74 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with low educational achievement, 2018 census |
|---|---|---|
| 68 | Funza | 28.6% |
| 69 | Mosquera | 27.4% |
| 70 | Bogotá, D.C. | 26.2% |
| 71 | Tunja | 25.6% |
| 72 | Cajicá | 24.7% |
| 73 | Chía | 23.9% |
| 74 | Envigado | 19.4% |
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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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