Education in Turbo, Colombia: official figures
The Ministry of Education counted 33,435 children aged 5 to 16 in Turbo in 2024, of whom 99.3% were enrolled in school (net coverage), 17th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
How many teenagers in Turbo are in school?
Net enrolment in Turbo in 2024 was 60.7% at pre-school transition level, 87.1% in primary, 88.4% in lower secondary and 63.5% in upper secondary (media).
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the school enrolment rate in Turbo?
Gross enrolment (all students at a level, whatever their age, as a share of the school-age population) in Turbo was 117.8% in 2024, 105.1% in primary and 139.2% in upper secondary.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Turbo?
4.47% of students enrolled in Turbo left school during 2024 (dropout rate), 24th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyHow many students repeat a year in Turbo?
In 2024 90.1% of students in Turbo passed their school year, 5.5% failed and 8.4% were repeating a grade, 32nd 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 Turbo?
Students at schools in Turbo averaged 214 points out of 500 in the 2022 Saber 11 school-leaving exam (3,650 test takers), 3rd lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; in 2019 the average was 207.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyHow do students in Turbo do in maths and English?
In the 2022 Saber 11 exam, students in Turbo averaged 42 in mathematics, 47 in critical reading and 41 in English (each out of 100); the English average was 3rd lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyDo private schools in Turbo score higher?
In 2022, students at public schools in Turbo averaged 210 on the Saber 11 exam (3,216 test takers) and students at private schools 251 (434), a gap of 41 points.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyAre school exam results in Turbo improving?
The average Saber 11 score of Turbo changed by +8 points between 2019 and 2022, 27th largest rise of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyHow many adults in Turbo cannot read?
In the 2018 census, 58.1% of households in Turbo were deprived on educational achievement (members aged 15 and over averaged under nine years of schooling), 7th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site, and 17.3% had a member who could not read or write and 24.6% a child with school lag (national: 46.1%, 10.5% and 16.0%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) · saved copyHow Turbo compares with other cities in Colombia
Net enrolment rate, ages 5-16, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Turbo ranks 17 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Net enrolment rate, ages 5-16, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Ipiales | 99.8% |
| 15 | Madrid | 99.7% |
| 16 | Turbaco | 99.7% |
| 17 | Turbo | 99.3% |
| 18 | Quibdo | 99.0% |
| 19 | Tunja | 98.9% |
| 20 | Bucaramanga | 98.5% |
School dropout rate, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Turbo ranks 24 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | School dropout rate, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Itagüí | 4.58% |
| 22 | Zipaquirá | 4.51% |
| 23 | Bucaramanga | 4.48% |
| 24 | Turbo | 4.47% |
| 25 | Girón | 4.43% |
| 26 | Cali | 4.41% |
| 27 | Cúcuta | 4.28% |
Grade repetition rate, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Turbo ranks 43 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Grade repetition rate, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Pereira | 8.4% |
| 41 | Dosquebradas | 8.4% |
| 42 | Turbaco | 8.4% |
| 43 | Turbo | 8.4% |
| 44 | Cúcuta | 8.3% |
| 45 | Girón | 8.3% |
| 46 | Tuluá | 8.2% |
Saber 11 average global score, 2022 (out of 500) (2022)
Turbo ranks 72 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Saber 11 average global score, 2022 (out of 500) |
|---|---|---|
| 68 | Sabanalarga | 226 |
| 69 | Ciénaga | 222 |
| 70 | Quibdo | 221 |
| 71 | Buenaventura | 219 |
| 72 | Turbo | 214 |
| 73 | San Andrés de Tumaco | 201 |
| 74 | Uribia | 194 |
Change in Saber 11 average global score, 2019 to 2022 (2019-2022)
Turbo ranks 27 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in Saber 11 average global score, 2019 to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Yopal | +8 |
| 25 | Mosquera | +8 |
| 26 | Fusagasugá | +8 |
| 27 | Turbo | +8 |
| 28 | Manizales | +8 |
| 29 | Funza | +7 |
| 30 | Sabanalarga | +7 |
Households with low educational achievement, 2018 census (2018)
Turbo ranks 7 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with low educational achievement, 2018 census |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Maicao | 60.2% |
| 5 | Pitalito | 59.3% |
| 6 | Sahagún | 58.2% |
| 7 | Turbo | 58.1% |
| 8 | Ipiales | 57.0% |
| 9 | Lorica | 54.5% |
| 10 | Ocaña | 54.1% |
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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…)
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