Education in Maicao, Colombia: official figures
The Ministry of Education counted 52,197 children aged 5 to 16 in Maicao in 2024, of whom 101.9% were enrolled in school (net coverage), 13th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; the rate was 95.8% in 2019.
How many teenagers in Maicao are in school?
Net enrolment in Maicao in 2024 was 83.2% at pre-school transition level, 103.3% in primary, 67.4% in lower secondary and 36.3% in upper secondary (media).
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the school enrolment rate in Maicao?
Gross enrolment (all students at a level, whatever their age, as a share of the school-age population) in Maicao was 115.6% in 2024, 137.1% in primary and 74.6% in upper secondary.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Maicao?
2.83% of students enrolled in Maicao left school during 2024 (dropout rate), joint 16th lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; the rate was 2.09% in 2019.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyHow many students repeat a year in Maicao?
In 2024 92.4% of students in Maicao passed their school year, 4.8% failed and 11.4% were repeating a grade, 6th 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 Maicao?
Students at schools in Maicao averaged 227 points out of 500 in the 2022 Saber 11 school-leaving exam (4,550 test takers), 8th lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; in 2019 the average was 217.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyHow do students in Maicao do in maths and English?
In the 2022 Saber 11 exam, students in Maicao averaged 46 in mathematics, 48 in critical reading and 43 in English (each out of 100); the English average was 4th lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyDo private schools in Maicao score higher?
In 2022, students at public schools in Maicao averaged 222 on the Saber 11 exam (4,178 test takers) and students at private schools 280 (372), a gap of 57 points.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyAre school exam results in Maicao improving?
The average Saber 11 score of Maicao changed by +10 points between 2019 and 2022, 13th largest rise of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyHow many adults in Maicao cannot read?
In the 2018 census, 60.2% of households in Maicao were deprived on educational achievement (members aged 15 and over averaged under nine years of schooling), 4th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site, and 21.4% had a member who could not read or write and 25.3% a child with school lag (national: 46.1%, 10.5% and 16.0%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) · saved copyHow Maicao compares with other cities in Colombia
Net enrolment rate, ages 5-16, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Maicao ranks 13 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Net enrolment rate, ages 5-16, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Yumbo | 103.2% |
| 11 | Santa Marta | 102.7% |
| 12 | Pereira | 102.5% |
| 13 | Maicao | 101.9% |
| 14 | Ipiales | 99.8% |
| 15 | Madrid | 99.7% |
| 16 | Turbaco | 99.7% |
School dropout rate, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Maicao ranks 58 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | School dropout rate, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Sincelejo | 3.02% |
| 56 | Montería | 2.98% |
| 57 | Turbaco | 2.84% |
| 58 | Maicao | 2.83% |
| 59 | Facatativá | 2.83% |
| 60 | Tunja | 2.82% |
| 61 | Sahagún | 2.81% |
Grade repetition rate, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Maicao ranks 6 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Grade repetition rate, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Buenaventura | 13.5% |
| 4 | Rionegro | 12.3% |
| 5 | Ciénaga | 11.7% |
| 6 | Maicao | 11.4% |
| 7 | Bello | 11.4% |
| 8 | Florencia | 11.2% |
| 9 | Cereté | 10.9% |
Saber 11 average global score, 2022 (out of 500) (2022)
Maicao ranks 67 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Saber 11 average global score, 2022 (out of 500) |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Lorica | 234 |
| 65 | Riohacha | 234 |
| 66 | Magangué | 230 |
| 67 | Maicao | 227 |
| 68 | Sabanalarga | 226 |
| 69 | Ciénaga | 222 |
| 70 | Quibdo | 221 |
Change in Saber 11 average global score, 2019 to 2022 (2019-2022)
Maicao ranks 13 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in Saber 11 average global score, 2019 to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Soacha | +10 |
| 11 | Santander de Quilichao | +10 |
| 12 | Facatativá | +10 |
| 13 | Maicao | +10 |
| 14 | Cartago | +10 |
| 15 | Madrid | +10 |
| 16 | Rionegro | +10 |
Households with low educational achievement, 2018 census (2018)
Maicao ranks 4 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with low educational achievement, 2018 census |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uribia | 85.6% |
| 2 | San Andrés de Tumaco | 61.7% |
| 3 | Magangué | 60.5% |
| 4 | Maicao | 60.2% |
| 5 | Pitalito | 59.3% |
| 6 | Sahagún | 58.2% |
| 7 | Turbo | 58.1% |
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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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