Education in Malambo, Colombia: official figures
The Ministry of Education counted 31,031 children aged 5 to 16 in Malambo in 2024, of whom 87.3% were enrolled in school (net coverage), 22nd lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
How many teenagers in Malambo are in school?
Net enrolment in Malambo in 2024 was 52.3% at pre-school transition level, 81.7% in primary, 72.6% in lower secondary and 58.2% in upper secondary (media).
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the school enrolment rate in Malambo?
Gross enrolment (all students at a level, whatever their age, as a share of the school-age population) in Malambo was 97.6% in 2024, 98.8% in primary and 108.8% in upper secondary.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Malambo?
1.97% of students enrolled in Malambo left school during 2024 (dropout rate), 5th lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyHow many students repeat a year in Malambo?
In 2024 94.7% of students in Malambo passed their school year, 3.3% failed and 5.7% were repeating a grade, 2nd 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 Malambo?
Students at schools in Malambo averaged 234 points out of 500 in the 2022 Saber 11 school-leaving exam (3,096 test takers), 12th lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; in 2019 the average was 230.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyHow do students in Malambo do in maths and English?
In the 2022 Saber 11 exam, students in Malambo averaged 47 in mathematics, 50 in critical reading and 46 in English (each out of 100); the English average was 11th lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyDo private schools in Malambo score higher?
In 2022, students at public schools in Malambo averaged 227 on the Saber 11 exam (1,592 test takers) and students at private schools 242 (1,504), a gap of 15 points.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyAre school exam results in Malambo improving?
The average Saber 11 score of Malambo changed by +5 points between 2019 and 2022, 32nd largest fall of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyHow many adults in Malambo cannot read?
In the 2018 census, 44.2% of households in Malambo were deprived on educational achievement (members aged 15 and over averaged under nine years of schooling), 26th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site, and 10.6% had a member who could not read or write and 23.0% a child with school lag (national: 46.1%, 10.5% and 16.0%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) · saved copyHow Malambo compares with other cities in Colombia
Net enrolment rate, ages 5-16, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Malambo ranks 53 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Net enrolment rate, ages 5-16, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Itagüí | 88.3% |
| 51 | Cereté | 87.9% |
| 52 | Villavicencio | 87.6% |
| 53 | Malambo | 87.3% |
| 54 | Sahagún | 85.1% |
| 55 | Valledupar | 85.0% |
| 56 | Cajicá | 84.8% |
School dropout rate, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Malambo ranks 70 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | School dropout rate, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | Duitama | 2.22% |
| 68 | Pasto | 2.10% |
| 69 | Sogamoso | 1.99% |
| 70 | Malambo | 1.97% |
| 71 | Funza | 1.78% |
| 72 | Barranquilla | 1.65% |
| 73 | Uribia | 1.62% |
Grade repetition rate, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Malambo ranks 73 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Grade repetition rate, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 68 | Piedecuesta | 6.7% |
| 69 | Barranquilla | 6.7% |
| 70 | Pasto | 6.7% |
| 71 | Sabanalarga | 6.6% |
| 72 | Soledad | 5.8% |
| 73 | Malambo | 5.7% |
| 74 | Los Patios | 5.1% |
Saber 11 average global score, 2022 (out of 500) (2022)
Malambo ranks 63 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Saber 11 average global score, 2022 (out of 500) |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Aguachica | 239 |
| 61 | Cartagena | 239 |
| 62 | Apartadó | 237 |
| 63 | Malambo | 234 |
| 64 | Lorica | 234 |
| 65 | Riohacha | 234 |
| 66 | Magangué | 230 |
Change in Saber 11 average global score, 2019 to 2022 (2019-2022)
Malambo ranks 43 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in Saber 11 average global score, 2019 to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Ocaña | +5 |
| 41 | Cúcuta | +5 |
| 42 | Barranquilla | +5 |
| 43 | Malambo | +5 |
| 44 | Floridablanca | +5 |
| 45 | Zipaquirá | +5 |
| 46 | Envigado | +5 |
Households with low educational achievement, 2018 census (2018)
Malambo ranks 26 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with low educational achievement, 2018 census |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Villa del Rosario | 46.3% |
| 24 | Tuluá | 44.6% |
| 25 | Yumbo | 44.3% |
| 26 | Malambo | 44.2% |
| 27 | Fusagasugá | 43.3% |
| 28 | Girón | 41.9% |
| 29 | Barrancabermeja | 41.7% |
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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…)
- Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación): MEN estadísticas en educación en preescolar, básica y media por municipio, 2011-2024: net and gross coverage, dropout, approval, failure and repetition rates (datos.gov.co API response for the 74 municipalities; query saved as men-municipal-2011-2024.request.txt), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8de3c5ca5744…)
- Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES): Resultados únicos Saber 11: average scores by municipality of the school and school type, 2019-4 and 2022-4 sittings (datos.gov.co aggregate query; saved as saber11.request.txt), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6b32c41e9323…)
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