Education in Fusagasugá, Colombia: official figures
The Ministry of Education counted 26,152 children aged 5 to 16 in Fusagasugá in 2024, of whom 90.8% were enrolled in school (net coverage), 32nd lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; the rate was 98.3% in 2019.
How many teenagers in Fusagasugá are in school?
Net enrolment in Fusagasugá in 2024 was 63.8% at pre-school transition level, 89.5% in primary, 81.3% in lower secondary and 56.7% in upper secondary (media).
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the school enrolment rate in Fusagasugá?
Gross enrolment (all students at a level, whatever their age, as a share of the school-age population) in Fusagasugá was 99.2% in 2024, 100.9% in primary and 93.6% in upper secondary.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Fusagasugá?
3.77% of students enrolled in Fusagasugá left school during 2024 (dropout rate), 34th lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; the rate was 7.08% in 2019.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyHow many students repeat a year in Fusagasugá?
In 2024 89.6% of students in Fusagasugá passed their school year, 6.6% failed and 7.7% were repeating a grade, 20th lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site on repetition.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the average Saber 11 score in Fusagasugá?
Students at schools in Fusagasugá averaged 260 points out of 500 in the 2022 Saber 11 school-leaving exam (3,772 test takers), 33rd highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; in 2019 the average was 253.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyHow do students in Fusagasugá do in maths and English?
In the 2022 Saber 11 exam, students in Fusagasugá averaged 53 in mathematics, 55 in critical reading and 52 in English (each out of 100); the English average was 33rd highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyDo private schools in Fusagasugá score higher?
In 2022, students at public schools in Fusagasugá averaged 252 on the Saber 11 exam (2,622 test takers) and students at private schools 280 (1,150), a gap of 28 points.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyAre school exam results in Fusagasugá improving?
The average Saber 11 score of Fusagasugá changed by +8 points between 2019 and 2022, 26th largest rise of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyHow many adults in Fusagasugá cannot read?
In the 2018 census, 43.3% of households in Fusagasugá were deprived on educational achievement (members aged 15 and over averaged under nine years of schooling), 27th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site, and 5.3% had a member who could not read or write and 9.7% a child with school lag (national: 46.1%, 10.5% and 16.0%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) · saved copyHow Fusagasugá compares with other cities in Colombia
Net enrolment rate, ages 5-16, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Fusagasugá ranks 43 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Net enrolment rate, ages 5-16, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Funza | 91.5% |
| 41 | Montería | 91.3% |
| 42 | Ciénaga | 91.0% |
| 43 | Fusagasugá | 90.8% |
| 44 | Florencia | 90.7% |
| 45 | Armenia | 90.6% |
| 46 | Bogotá, D.C. | 90.6% |
School dropout rate, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Fusagasugá ranks 41 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | School dropout rate, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Envigado | 3.93% |
| 39 | Bello | 3.92% |
| 40 | San Andrés de Tumaco | 3.83% |
| 41 | Fusagasugá | 3.77% |
| 42 | Riohacha | 3.65% |
| 43 | Los Patios | 3.63% |
| 44 | Barrancabermeja | 3.48% |
Grade repetition rate, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Fusagasugá ranks 55 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Grade repetition rate, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Villa del Rosario | 8.0% |
| 53 | Santander de Quilichao | 8.0% |
| 54 | Yopal | 7.7% |
| 55 | Fusagasugá | 7.7% |
| 56 | Ibagué | 7.7% |
| 57 | Cajicá | 7.7% |
| 58 | Lorica | 7.6% |
Saber 11 average global score, 2022 (out of 500) (2022)
Fusagasugá ranks 33 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Saber 11 average global score, 2022 (out of 500) |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Palmira | 263 |
| 31 | Itagüí | 262 |
| 32 | Ibagué | 261 |
| 33 | Fusagasugá | 260 |
| 34 | Popayán | 260 |
| 35 | Villavicencio | 260 |
| 36 | Tuluá | 260 |
Change in Saber 11 average global score, 2019 to 2022 (2019-2022)
Fusagasugá ranks 26 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in Saber 11 average global score, 2019 to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Lorica | +8 |
| 24 | Yopal | +8 |
| 25 | Mosquera | +8 |
| 26 | Fusagasugá | +8 |
| 27 | Turbo | +8 |
| 28 | Manizales | +8 |
| 29 | Funza | +7 |
Households with low educational achievement, 2018 census (2018)
Fusagasugá ranks 27 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with low educational achievement, 2018 census |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Tuluá | 44.6% |
| 25 | Yumbo | 44.3% |
| 26 | Malambo | 44.2% |
| 27 | Fusagasugá | 43.3% |
| 28 | Girón | 41.9% |
| 29 | Barrancabermeja | 41.7% |
| 30 | Sincelejo | 41.6% |
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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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