Education in Choco, Colombia: official figures
The net enrolment rate from the transition year to upper secondary in Choco was 85.7% in 2024, according to the Ministry of Education (14th lowest of 33), against 82.6% in 2019 and 83.8% in 2011.
How many teenagers in Choco attend upper secondary school?
30.5% of young people of upper-secondary age (15 and 16) in Choco were enrolled at that level in 2024 (6th lowest of 33); net enrolment was 62.8% in lower secondary and 54.5% in the transition year.
Source: Ministerio de Educacion Nacional (MEN) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Choco?
2.4% of pupils in Choco dropped out of school during the 2024 school year (4th lowest of 33), against 2.3% in 2023. 7.8% failed their year and 10.1% were repeating a grade.
Source: Ministerio de Educacion Nacional (MEN) · saved copyHow do students in Choco do in the Saber 11 exam?
Students at schools in Choco averaged 206.1 out of 500 in the Saber 11 school-leaving exam in the 2022 calendar-A round (the lowest of 33; Colombia 250.1), against 200.7 in 2019. 4,818 students sat the exam there.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluacion de la Educacion (ICFES) · saved copyHow good are maths results in Choco?
In the 2022 Saber 11 exam, students at schools in Choco averaged 40.8 out of 100 in mathematics (the lowest of 33; Colombia 50.6), 44.3 in critical reading (Colombia 52.8) and 41.4 in English (Colombia 49.9).
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluacion de la Educacion (ICFES) · saved copyWhat is the literacy rate in Choco?
19.0% of people in Choco lived in households with an adult aged 15 or over who could not read and write in 2025 (3rd highest of 33; Colombia 6.4%), and 51.6% in households whose adults averaged fewer than nine years of schooling (Colombia 36.8%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow many children in Choco are behind at school?
In 2025, 4.1% of people in Choco lived in households with a child aged 6 to 16 not attending school (Colombia 1.8%), and 27.7% in households with a child aged 7 to 17 behind the normal grade for their age (Colombia 19.7%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow Choco compares with other departments
Net enrolment rate, transition to upper secondary (2024)
Choco ranks 20 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Net enrolment rate, transition to upper secondary |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Arauca | 88.8% |
| 18 | Huila | 88.0% |
| 19 | Norte de Santander | 87.8% |
| 20 | Choco | 85.7% |
| 21 | Cordoba | 85.7% |
| 22 | Cesar | 84.7% |
| 23 | Cauca | 82.5% |
Net enrolment rate, upper secondary (2024)
Choco ranks 28 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Net enrolment rate, upper secondary |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Putumayo | 38.1% |
| 26 | Caqueta | 33.0% |
| 27 | Guaviare | 31.9% |
| 28 | Choco | 30.5% |
| 29 | La Guajira | 30.3% |
| 30 | Amazonas | 26.4% |
| 31 | Vaupes | 14.2% |
School dropout rate (2024)
Choco ranks 30 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School dropout rate |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | La Guajira | 2.8% |
| 28 | Bogota | 2.5% |
| 29 | Narino | 2.5% |
| 30 | Choco | 2.4% |
| 31 | Boyaca | 2.4% |
| 32 | Atlantico | 2.2% |
| 33 | San Andres and Providencia | 1.9% |
Average Saber 11 score (0-500) (2022)
Choco ranks 33 of 33, highest first. Calendar-A round, by department of the school
| Rank | Region | Average Saber 11 score (0-500) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Magdalena | 227.5 |
| 28 | Guainia | 224.2 |
| 29 | La Guajira | 221.5 |
| 30 | Vichada | 217.9 |
| 31 | Amazonas | 215.5 |
| 32 | Vaupes | 213.7 |
| 33 | Choco | 206.1 |
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Sources
- Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluacion de la Educacion (ICFES): Resultados unicos Saber 11: average scores and number of candidates by department of the school, rounds 2019-4 and 2022-4 (datos.gov.co API response, aggregated by the API from ICFES microdata), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f4b8bdc7c323…)
- Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE): Pobreza multidimensional, anexo departamental 2025 (Encuesta Nacional de Calidad de Vida): incidence by department and area, household deprivations by indicator, intensity and incidence by sex, 2018-2025 (updated 14 April 2026), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 73caab08046d…)
- Ministerio de Educacion Nacional (MEN): MEN_ESTADISTICAS_EN_EDUCACION_EN_PREESCOLAR, BASICA Y MEDIA_POR_DEPARTAMENTO, 2011-2024: net and gross enrolment coverage, dropout, failure and repetition rates by department (datos.gov.co API response), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bac11bda6cae…)
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