Education in Rionegro, Colombia: official figures
The Ministry of Education counted 20,765 children aged 5 to 16 in Rionegro in 2024, of whom 106.4% were enrolled in school (net coverage), 9th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
How many teenagers in Rionegro are in school?
Net enrolment in Rionegro in 2024 was 93.8% at pre-school transition level, 109.8% in primary, 87.5% in lower secondary and 53.0% in upper secondary (media).
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the school enrolment rate in Rionegro?
Gross enrolment (all students at a level, whatever their age, as a share of the school-age population) in Rionegro was 116.7% in 2024, 124.0% in primary and 93.2% in upper secondary.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Rionegro?
4.10% of students enrolled in Rionegro left school during 2024 (dropout rate), 31st highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyHow many students repeat a year in Rionegro?
In 2024 82.9% of students in Rionegro passed their school year, 13.0% failed and 12.3% were repeating a grade, 4th 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 Rionegro?
Students at schools in Rionegro averaged 264 points out of 500 in the 2022 Saber 11 school-leaving exam (3,154 test takers), 27th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; in 2019 the average was 254.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyHow do students in Rionegro do in maths and English?
In the 2022 Saber 11 exam, students in Rionegro averaged 53 in mathematics, 55 in critical reading and 55 in English (each out of 100); the English average was 14th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyDo private schools in Rionegro score higher?
In 2022, students at public schools in Rionegro averaged 257 on the Saber 11 exam (2,552 test takers) and students at private schools 293 (602), a gap of 36 points.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyAre school exam results in Rionegro improving?
The average Saber 11 score of Rionegro changed by +10 points between 2019 and 2022, 16th largest rise of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyHow many adults in Rionegro cannot read?
In the 2018 census, 35.5% of households in Rionegro were deprived on educational achievement (members aged 15 and over averaged under nine years of schooling), 22nd lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site, and 4.0% had a member who could not read or write and 14.1% a child with school lag (national: 46.1%, 10.5% and 16.0%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) · saved copyHow Rionegro compares with other cities in Colombia
Net enrolment rate, ages 5-16, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Rionegro ranks 9 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Net enrolment rate, ages 5-16, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Riohacha | 108.5% |
| 7 | Chía | 107.0% |
| 8 | Popayán | 106.7% |
| 9 | Rionegro | 106.4% |
| 10 | Yumbo | 103.2% |
| 11 | Santa Marta | 102.7% |
| 12 | Pereira | 102.5% |
School dropout rate, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Rionegro ranks 31 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | School dropout rate, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Ocaña | 4.22% |
| 29 | Ibagué | 4.18% |
| 30 | Villavicencio | 4.11% |
| 31 | Rionegro | 4.10% |
| 32 | Aguachica | 4.08% |
| 33 | Girardot | 4.05% |
| 34 | Soacha | 4.04% |
Grade repetition rate, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Rionegro ranks 4 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Grade repetition rate, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uribia | 14.4% |
| 2 | San Andrés de Tumaco | 13.7% |
| 3 | Buenaventura | 13.5% |
| 4 | Rionegro | 12.3% |
| 5 | Ciénaga | 11.7% |
| 6 | Maicao | 11.4% |
| 7 | Bello | 11.4% |
Saber 11 average global score, 2022 (out of 500) (2022)
Rionegro ranks 27 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Saber 11 average global score, 2022 (out of 500) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Cúcuta | 265 |
| 25 | Ipiales | 265 |
| 26 | Gudalajara de Buga | 265 |
| 27 | Rionegro | 264 |
| 28 | Los Patios | 264 |
| 29 | Barrancabermeja | 263 |
| 30 | Palmira | 263 |
Change in Saber 11 average global score, 2019 to 2022 (2019-2022)
Rionegro ranks 16 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in Saber 11 average global score, 2019 to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Maicao | +10 |
| 14 | Cartago | +10 |
| 15 | Madrid | +10 |
| 16 | Rionegro | +10 |
| 17 | Bello | +9 |
| 18 | Popayán | +9 |
| 19 | Santa Marta | +9 |
Households with low educational achievement, 2018 census (2018)
Rionegro ranks 53 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with low educational achievement, 2018 census |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Bello | 36.5% |
| 51 | Facatativá | 36.1% |
| 52 | Manizales | 35.8% |
| 53 | Rionegro | 35.5% |
| 54 | Medellín | 35.2% |
| 55 | Soacha | 35.2% |
| 56 | Turbaco | 35.1% |
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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…)
- 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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