Share of schools with access to electricity in Colombia
Colombia: Share of schools with access to electricity was 87.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of schools with access to electricity in Colombia, 2013–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 87.6% for share of schools with access to electricity in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to electricity in Colombia peaked at 95.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 2021.
That places Colombia 106th out of 135 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 92.7% | — |
| 2016 | 94.9% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 87.1% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 85.1% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | +3.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 87.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.9%, 88% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 87.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.7%, 88% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.6% | 87.1% | 95.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 85.1% | 87.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More energy & mining data for Colombia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -4.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 9.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Colombia?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Colombia was 87.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 2021.
- How does Colombia rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Colombia ranks 106th out of 135 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%).