Education in Yopal, Colombia: official figures
The Ministry of Education counted 36,954 children aged 5 to 16 in Yopal in 2024, of whom 97.8% were enrolled in school (net coverage), 24th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; the rate was 100.9% in 2019.
How many teenagers in Yopal are in school?
Net enrolment in Yopal in 2024 was 78.0% at pre-school transition level, 97.0% in primary, 86.3% in lower secondary and 56.0% in upper secondary (media).
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the school enrolment rate in Yopal?
Gross enrolment (all students at a level, whatever their age, as a share of the school-age population) in Yopal was 106.8% in 2024, 109.0% in primary and 93.6% in upper secondary.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Yopal?
3.28% of students enrolled in Yopal left school during 2024 (dropout rate), 24th lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; the rate was 2.54% in 2019.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyHow many students repeat a year in Yopal?
In 2024 89.3% of students in Yopal passed their school year, 7.4% failed and 7.7% were repeating a grade, 21st 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 Yopal?
Students at schools in Yopal averaged 259 points out of 500 in the 2022 Saber 11 school-leaving exam (5,116 test takers), 35th lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; in 2019 the average was 250.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyHow do students in Yopal do in maths and English?
In the 2022 Saber 11 exam, students in Yopal averaged 53 in mathematics, 54 in critical reading and 51 in English (each out of 100); the English average was 35th lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyDo private schools in Yopal score higher?
In 2022, students at public schools in Yopal averaged 252 on the Saber 11 exam (4,256 test takers) and students at private schools 291 (860), a gap of 39 points.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyAre school exam results in Yopal improving?
The average Saber 11 score of Yopal changed by +8 points between 2019 and 2022, 24th largest rise of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyHow many adults in Yopal cannot read?
In the 2018 census, 39.9% of households in Yopal were deprived on educational achievement (members aged 15 and over averaged under nine years of schooling), 36th lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site, and 6.5% had a member who could not read or write and 16.6% a child with school lag (national: 46.1%, 10.5% and 16.0%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) · saved copyHow Yopal compares with other cities in Colombia
Net enrolment rate, ages 5-16, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Yopal ranks 24 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Net enrolment rate, ages 5-16, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Mosquera | 98.5% |
| 22 | Envigado | 98.5% |
| 23 | Pitalito | 98.2% |
| 24 | Yopal | 97.8% |
| 25 | Arauca | 96.9% |
| 26 | Santander de Quilichao | 96.8% |
| 27 | Sincelejo | 96.7% |
School dropout rate, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Yopal ranks 51 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | School dropout rate, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Cartagena | 3.33% |
| 49 | Buenaventura | 3.31% |
| 50 | Cajicá | 3.29% |
| 51 | Yopal | 3.28% |
| 52 | Medellín | 3.18% |
| 53 | Cereté | 3.17% |
| 54 | Manizales | 3.06% |
Grade repetition rate, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Yopal ranks 54 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Grade repetition rate, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Floridablanca | 8.1% |
| 52 | Villa del Rosario | 8.0% |
| 53 | Santander de Quilichao | 8.0% |
| 54 | Yopal | 7.7% |
| 55 | Fusagasugá | 7.7% |
| 56 | Ibagué | 7.7% |
| 57 | Cajicá | 7.7% |
Saber 11 average global score, 2022 (out of 500) (2022)
Yopal ranks 40 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Saber 11 average global score, 2022 (out of 500) |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Pereira | 260 |
| 38 | Soacha | 259 |
| 39 | Villa del Rosario | 259 |
| 40 | Yopal | 259 |
| 41 | Montería | 257 |
| 42 | Valledupar | 256 |
| 43 | Jamundí | 254 |
Change in Saber 11 average global score, 2019 to 2022 (2019-2022)
Yopal ranks 24 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in Saber 11 average global score, 2019 to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Apartadó | +8 |
| 22 | Armenia | +8 |
| 23 | Lorica | +8 |
| 24 | Yopal | +8 |
| 25 | Mosquera | +8 |
| 26 | Fusagasugá | +8 |
| 27 | Turbo | +8 |
Households with low educational achievement, 2018 census (2018)
Yopal ranks 39 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with low educational achievement, 2018 census |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Palmira | 40.3% |
| 37 | Piedecuesta | 40.3% |
| 38 | Girardot | 40.1% |
| 39 | Yopal | 39.9% |
| 40 | Quibdo | 39.8% |
| 41 | Los Patios | 39.6% |
| 42 | Villavicencio | 38.8% |
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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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