Education in Tuluá, Colombia: official figures
The Ministry of Education counted 42,751 children aged 5 to 16 in Tuluá in 2024, of whom 65.4% were enrolled in school (net coverage), 2nd lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; the rate was 81.8% in 2019.
How many teenagers in Tuluá are in school?
Net enrolment in Tuluá in 2024 was 46.0% at pre-school transition level, 63.5% in primary, 58.6% in lower secondary and 43.7% in upper secondary (media).
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the school enrolment rate in Tuluá?
Gross enrolment (all students at a level, whatever their age, as a share of the school-age population) in Tuluá was 71.5% in 2024, 72.9% in primary and 66.2% in upper secondary.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Tuluá?
5.68% of students enrolled in Tuluá left school during 2024 (dropout rate), joint 7th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; the rate was 4.89% in 2019.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyHow many students repeat a year in Tuluá?
In 2024 88.0% of students in Tuluá passed their school year, 6.3% failed and 8.2% were repeating a grade, 29th 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 Tuluá?
Students at schools in Tuluá averaged 260 points out of 500 in the 2022 Saber 11 school-leaving exam (4,604 test takers), 36th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; in 2019 the average was 257.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyHow do students in Tuluá do in maths and English?
In the 2022 Saber 11 exam, students in Tuluá averaged 53 in mathematics, 55 in critical reading and 52 in English (each out of 100); the English average was 36th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyDo private schools in Tuluá score higher?
In 2022, students at public schools in Tuluá averaged 251 on the Saber 11 exam (3,564 test takers) and students at private schools 293 (1,040), a gap of 42 points.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyAre school exam results in Tuluá improving?
The average Saber 11 score of Tuluá changed by +3 points between 2019 and 2022, 16th largest fall of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyHow many adults in Tuluá cannot read?
In the 2018 census, 44.6% of households in Tuluá were deprived on educational achievement (members aged 15 and over averaged under nine years of schooling), 24th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site, and 7.5% had a member who could not read or write and 11.5% a child with school lag (national: 46.1%, 10.5% and 16.0%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) · saved copyHow Tuluá compares with other cities in Colombia
Net enrolment rate, ages 5-16, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Tuluá ranks 73 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Net enrolment rate, ages 5-16, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 68 | Los Patios | 76.5% |
| 69 | Gudalajara de Buga | 74.1% |
| 70 | Manizales | 73.3% |
| 71 | Cartago | 69.6% |
| 72 | San Andrés de Tumaco | 66.1% |
| 73 | Tuluá | 65.4% |
| 74 | Buenaventura | 62.9% |
School dropout rate, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Tuluá ranks 7 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | School dropout rate, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Jamundí | 5.89% |
| 5 | Dosquebradas | 5.83% |
| 6 | Neiva | 5.75% |
| 7 | Tuluá | 5.68% |
| 8 | Villa del Rosario | 5.68% |
| 9 | Pereira | 5.49% |
| 10 | Yumbo | 5.49% |
Grade repetition rate, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Tuluá ranks 46 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Grade repetition rate, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Turbo | 8.4% |
| 44 | Cúcuta | 8.3% |
| 45 | Girón | 8.3% |
| 46 | Tuluá | 8.2% |
| 47 | Bogotá, D.C. | 8.2% |
| 48 | Cali | 8.1% |
| 49 | Chía | 8.1% |
Saber 11 average global score, 2022 (out of 500) (2022)
Tuluá ranks 36 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Saber 11 average global score, 2022 (out of 500) |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Fusagasugá | 260 |
| 34 | Popayán | 260 |
| 35 | Villavicencio | 260 |
| 36 | Tuluá | 260 |
| 37 | Pereira | 260 |
| 38 | Soacha | 259 |
| 39 | Villa del Rosario | 259 |
Change in Saber 11 average global score, 2019 to 2022 (2019-2022)
Tuluá ranks 59 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in Saber 11 average global score, 2019 to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Soledad | +3 |
| 57 | Aguachica | +3 |
| 58 | Cartagena | +3 |
| 59 | Tuluá | +3 |
| 60 | Bucaramanga | +3 |
| 61 | Ipiales | +3 |
| 62 | Quibdo | +2 |
Households with low educational achievement, 2018 census (2018)
Tuluá ranks 24 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with low educational achievement, 2018 census |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Cúcuta | 46.7% |
| 22 | Sabanalarga | 46.7% |
| 23 | Villa del Rosario | 46.3% |
| 24 | Tuluá | 44.6% |
| 25 | Yumbo | 44.3% |
| 26 | Malambo | 44.2% |
| 27 | Fusagasugá | 43.3% |
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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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