Education in Guainia, Colombia: official figures
The net enrolment rate from the transition year to upper secondary in Guainia was 71.9% in 2024, according to the Ministry of Education (3rd lowest of 33), against 66.3% in 2019 and 74.9% in 2011.
How many teenagers in Guainia attend upper secondary school?
11.3% of young people of upper-secondary age (15 and 16) in Guainia were enrolled at that level in 2024 (2nd lowest of 33); net enrolment was 37.3% in lower secondary and 58.8% in the transition year.
Source: Ministerio de Educacion Nacional (MEN) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Guainia?
4.7% of pupils in Guainia dropped out of school during the 2024 school year (12th highest of 33), against 6.0% in 2023. 14.9% failed their year and 14.8% were repeating a grade.
Source: Ministerio de Educacion Nacional (MEN) · saved copyHow do students in Guainia do in the Saber 11 exam?
Students at schools in Guainia averaged 224.2 out of 500 in the Saber 11 school-leaving exam in the 2022 calendar-A round (6th lowest of 33; Colombia 250.1), against 223.0 in 2019. 389 students sat the exam there.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluacion de la Educacion (ICFES) · saved copyHow good are maths results in Guainia?
In the 2022 Saber 11 exam, students at schools in Guainia averaged 44.7 out of 100 in mathematics (6th lowest of 33; Colombia 50.6), 47.1 in critical reading (Colombia 52.8) and 44.3 in English (Colombia 49.9).
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluacion de la Educacion (ICFES) · saved copyWhat is the literacy rate in Guainia?
17.2% of people in Guainia lived in households with an adult aged 15 or over who could not read and write in 2025 (4th highest of 33; Colombia 6.4%), and 62.2% 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 Guainia are behind at school?
In 2025, 5.1% of people in Guainia lived in households with a child aged 6 to 16 not attending school (Colombia 1.8%), and 39.7% 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 Guainia compares with other departments
Net enrolment rate, transition to upper secondary (2024)
Guainia ranks 31 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Net enrolment rate, transition to upper secondary |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Narino | 76.3% |
| 28 | Valle del Cauca | 75.8% |
| 29 | Amazonas | 74.8% |
| 30 | Guaviare | 74.1% |
| 31 | Guainia | 71.9% |
| 32 | Vichada | 68.2% |
| 33 | Vaupes | 53.5% |
Net enrolment rate, upper secondary (2024)
Guainia ranks 32 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Net enrolment rate, upper secondary |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Guaviare | 31.9% |
| 28 | Choco | 30.5% |
| 29 | La Guajira | 30.3% |
| 30 | Amazonas | 26.4% |
| 31 | Vaupes | 14.2% |
| 32 | Guainia | 11.3% |
| 33 | Vichada | 10.5% |
School dropout rate (2024)
Guainia ranks 12 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School dropout rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Valle del Cauca | 4.8% |
| 10 | Guaviare | 4.8% |
| 11 | Quindio | 4.8% |
| 12 | Guainia | 4.7% |
| 13 | Huila | 4.5% |
| 14 | Meta | 4.5% |
| 15 | Norte de Santander | 4.4% |
Average Saber 11 score (0-500) (2022)
Guainia ranks 28 of 33, highest first. Calendar-A round, by department of the school
| Rank | Region | Average Saber 11 score (0-500) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Bolivar | 230.0 |
| 26 | Guaviare | 228.8 |
| 27 | Magdalena | 227.5 |
| 28 | Guainia | 224.2 |
| 29 | La Guajira | 221.5 |
| 30 | Vichada | 217.9 |
| 31 | Amazonas | 215.5 |
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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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