Education in Zipaquirá, Colombia: official figures
The Ministry of Education counted 27,103 children aged 5 to 16 in Zipaquirá in 2024, of whom 94.5% were enrolled in school (net coverage), 34th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; the rate was 93.1% in 2019.
How many teenagers in Zipaquirá are in school?
Net enrolment in Zipaquirá in 2024 was 67.2% at pre-school transition level, 91.9% in primary, 85.9% in lower secondary and 54.6% in upper secondary (media).
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the school enrolment rate in Zipaquirá?
Gross enrolment (all students at a level, whatever their age, as a share of the school-age population) in Zipaquirá was 102.0% in 2024, 103.5% in primary and 90.0% in upper secondary.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Zipaquirá?
4.51% of students enrolled in Zipaquirá left school during 2024 (dropout rate), 22nd highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; the rate was 3.50% in 2019.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyHow many students repeat a year in Zipaquirá?
In 2024 84.8% of students in Zipaquirá passed their school year, 10.7% failed and 10.6% were repeating a grade, 10th 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 Zipaquirá?
Students at schools in Zipaquirá averaged 277 points out of 500 in the 2022 Saber 11 school-leaving exam (2,862 test takers), 9th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; in 2019 the average was 272.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyHow do students in Zipaquirá do in maths and English?
In the 2022 Saber 11 exam, students in Zipaquirá averaged 57 in mathematics, 58 in critical reading and 56 in English (each out of 100); the English average was 9th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyDo private schools in Zipaquirá score higher?
In 2022, students at public schools in Zipaquirá averaged 267 on the Saber 11 exam (1,694 test takers) and students at private schools 291 (1,168), a gap of 24 points.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyAre school exam results in Zipaquirá improving?
The average Saber 11 score of Zipaquirá changed by +5 points between 2019 and 2022, 30th largest fall of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyHow many adults in Zipaquirá cannot read?
In the 2018 census, 34.0% of households in Zipaquirá were deprived on educational achievement (members aged 15 and over averaged under nine years of schooling), 16th lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site, and 4.1% had a member who could not read or write and 14.3% a child with school lag (national: 46.1%, 10.5% and 16.0%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) · saved copyHow Zipaquirá compares with other cities in Colombia
Net enrolment rate, ages 5-16, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Zipaquirá ranks 34 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Net enrolment rate, ages 5-16, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Lorica | 96.2% |
| 32 | Duitama | 95.2% |
| 33 | Girón | 94.9% |
| 34 | Zipaquirá | 94.5% |
| 35 | Medellín | 93.6% |
| 36 | Girardot | 93.5% |
| 37 | Soledad | 92.9% |
School dropout rate, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Zipaquirá ranks 22 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | School dropout rate, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Santa Marta | 4.66% |
| 20 | Pitalito | 4.64% |
| 21 | Itagüí | 4.58% |
| 22 | Zipaquirá | 4.51% |
| 23 | Bucaramanga | 4.48% |
| 24 | Turbo | 4.47% |
| 25 | Girón | 4.43% |
Grade repetition rate, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Zipaquirá ranks 10 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Grade repetition rate, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bello | 11.4% |
| 8 | Florencia | 11.2% |
| 9 | Cereté | 10.9% |
| 10 | Zipaquirá | 10.6% |
| 11 | Montería | 10.6% |
| 12 | Riohacha | 10.6% |
| 13 | Madrid | 10.5% |
Saber 11 average global score, 2022 (out of 500) (2022)
Zipaquirá ranks 9 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Saber 11 average global score, 2022 (out of 500) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Sogamoso | 280 |
| 7 | Mosquera | 279 |
| 8 | Chía | 277 |
| 9 | Zipaquirá | 277 |
| 10 | Cajicá | 274 |
| 11 | Pasto | 273 |
| 12 | Facatativá | 272 |
Change in Saber 11 average global score, 2019 to 2022 (2019-2022)
Zipaquirá ranks 45 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in Saber 11 average global score, 2019 to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Barranquilla | +5 |
| 43 | Malambo | +5 |
| 44 | Floridablanca | +5 |
| 45 | Zipaquirá | +5 |
| 46 | Envigado | +5 |
| 47 | Jamundí | +5 |
| 48 | Valledupar | +5 |
Households with low educational achievement, 2018 census (2018)
Zipaquirá ranks 59 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with low educational achievement, 2018 census |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Turbaco | 35.1% |
| 57 | Duitama | 34.3% |
| 58 | Santa Marta | 34.2% |
| 59 | Zipaquirá | 34.0% |
| 60 | Itagüí | 33.8% |
| 61 | Madrid | 33.6% |
| 62 | Cartagena | 33.5% |
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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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