Education in Uribia, Colombia: official figures
The Ministry of Education counted 51,737 children aged 5 to 16 in Uribia in 2024, of whom 125.1% were enrolled in school (net coverage), the highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; the rate was 83.7% in 2019.
How many teenagers in Uribia are in school?
Net enrolment in Uribia in 2024 was 121.7% at pre-school transition level, 141.3% in primary, 52.6% in lower secondary and 16.6% in upper secondary (media).
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the school enrolment rate in Uribia?
Gross enrolment (all students at a level, whatever their age, as a share of the school-age population) in Uribia was 140.0% in 2024, 209.3% in primary and 48.1% in upper secondary.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Uribia?
1.62% of students enrolled in Uribia left school during 2024 (dropout rate), 2nd lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; the rate was 2.31% in 2019.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyHow many students repeat a year in Uribia?
In 2024 88.8% of students in Uribia passed their school year, 9.6% failed and 14.4% were repeating a grade, the 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 Uribia?
Students at schools in Uribia averaged 194 points out of 500 in the 2022 Saber 11 school-leaving exam (2,214 test takers), the lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; in 2019 the average was 192.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyHow do students in Uribia do in maths and English?
In the 2022 Saber 11 exam, students in Uribia averaged 38 in mathematics, 42 in critical reading and 36 in English (each out of 100); the English average was the lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyAre school exam results in Uribia improving?
The average Saber 11 score of Uribia changed by +1 points between 2019 and 2022, 9th largest fall of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyHow many adults in Uribia cannot read?
In the 2018 census, 85.6% of households in Uribia were deprived on educational achievement (members aged 15 and over averaged under nine years of schooling), the highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site, and 49.5% had a member who could not read or write and 37.2% a child with school lag (national: 46.1%, 10.5% and 16.0%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) · saved copyHow Uribia compares with other cities in Colombia
Net enrolment rate, ages 5-16, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Uribia ranks 1 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Net enrolment rate, ages 5-16, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uribia | 125.1% |
| 2 | Barrancabermeja | 113.4% |
| 3 | Cartagena | 109.0% |
| 4 | Sogamoso | 108.9% |
| 5 | Ibagué | 108.7% |
| 6 | Riohacha | 108.5% |
| 7 | Chía | 107.0% |
School dropout rate, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Uribia ranks 73 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | School dropout rate, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 68 | Pasto | 2.10% |
| 69 | Sogamoso | 1.99% |
| 70 | Malambo | 1.97% |
| 71 | Funza | 1.78% |
| 72 | Barranquilla | 1.65% |
| 73 | Uribia | 1.62% |
| 74 | Quibdo | 1.38% |
Grade repetition rate, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Uribia ranks 1 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)
Uribia ranks 74 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)
Uribia ranks 66 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in Saber 11 average global score, 2019 to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | Chía | +2 |
| 64 | Sogamoso | +2 |
| 65 | Medellín | +2 |
| 66 | Uribia | +1 |
| 67 | Sincelejo | +1 |
| 68 | Duitama | +1 |
| 69 | Sahagún | +1 |
Households with low educational achievement, 2018 census (2018)
Uribia ranks 1 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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