Education in Risaralda, Colombia: official figures
The net enrolment rate from the transition year to upper secondary in Risaralda was 93.2% in 2024, according to the Ministry of Education (5th highest of 33), against 98.9% in 2019 and 95.4% in 2011.
How many teenagers in Risaralda attend upper secondary school?
55.8% of young people of upper-secondary age (15 and 16) in Risaralda were enrolled at that level in 2024 (5th highest of 33); net enrolment was 81.5% in lower secondary and 64.7% in the transition year.
Source: Ministerio de Educacion Nacional (MEN) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Risaralda?
5.5% of pupils in Risaralda dropped out of school during the 2024 school year (4th highest of 33), against 5.6% in 2023. 6.8% failed their year and 8.1% were repeating a grade.
Source: Ministerio de Educacion Nacional (MEN) · saved copyHow do students in Risaralda do in the Saber 11 exam?
Students at schools in Risaralda averaged 255.0 out of 500 in the Saber 11 school-leaving exam in the 2022 calendar-A round (7th highest of 33; Colombia 250.1), against 250.5 in 2019. 9,670 students sat the exam there.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluacion de la Educacion (ICFES) · saved copyHow good are maths results in Risaralda?
In the 2022 Saber 11 exam, students at schools in Risaralda averaged 51.2 out of 100 in mathematics (11th highest of 33; Colombia 50.6), 53.8 in critical reading (Colombia 52.8) and 52.0 in English (Colombia 49.9).
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluacion de la Educacion (ICFES) · saved copyWhat is the literacy rate in Risaralda?
4.9% of people in Risaralda lived in households with an adult aged 15 or over who could not read and write in 2025 (6th lowest of 33; Colombia 6.4%), and 37.6% 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 Risaralda are behind at school?
In 2025, 1.0% of people in Risaralda lived in households with a child aged 6 to 16 not attending school (Colombia 1.8%), and 15.2% 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 Risaralda compares with other departments
Net enrolment rate, transition to upper secondary (2024)
Risaralda ranks 5 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Net enrolment rate, transition to upper secondary |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bolivar | 97.8% |
| 3 | Tolima | 97.1% |
| 4 | San Andres and Providencia | 94.0% |
| 5 | Risaralda | 93.2% |
| 6 | Magdalena | 93.1% |
| 7 | Santander | 92.9% |
| 8 | Atlantico | 92.3% |
Net enrolment rate, upper secondary (2024)
Risaralda ranks 5 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Net enrolment rate, upper secondary |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Boyaca | 58.6% |
| 3 | Atlantico | 57.5% |
| 4 | Cundinamarca | 56.6% |
| 5 | Risaralda | 55.8% |
| 6 | Santander | 55.0% |
| 7 | Quindio | 54.7% |
| 8 | Tolima | 54.5% |
School dropout rate (2024)
Risaralda ranks 4 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School dropout rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caqueta | 6.7% |
| 2 | Putumayo | 6.5% |
| 3 | Vichada | 6.3% |
| 4 | Risaralda | 5.5% |
| 5 | Vaupes | 5.3% |
| 6 | Arauca | 5.3% |
| 7 | Amazonas | 5.1% |
Average Saber 11 score (0-500) (2022)
Risaralda ranks 7 of 33, highest first. Calendar-A round, by department of the school
| Rank | Region | Average Saber 11 score (0-500) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Cundinamarca | 262.8 |
| 5 | Quindio | 260.8 |
| 6 | Norte de Santander | 259.7 |
| 7 | Risaralda | 255.0 |
| 8 | Huila | 254.9 |
| 9 | Casanare | 253.6 |
| 10 | Caldas | 253.1 |
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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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