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Highlights

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The launch of the Observatory for Educational Management represents a significant milestone in ExE efforts to mobilize data and information to contribute to the improvement of quality education in Colombia.
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We are pleased to present the Opinion Survey on Education for Teachers and School Administrators in the public sector, conducted in collaboration with INVAMER, Fundación Grupo SURA, Fundación Jacobs, and Fundación Grupo Bancolombia.
Priorities in Education for the first 100 days in Mayors' and Governors' offices.
This document highlights the contributions of civil society organizations to education in Colombia.

Key facts

Households mainly value in teachers, the level of knowledge in the subject they teach (60%) and the pedagogical strategies used (36%).

-Opinion Survey in Education, Second Edition 2023

50% of households consider improving school infrastructure to be a key priority for new governments.

-Opinion Survey in Education, Second Edition 2023

Colombian households recognize the importance of education, but they do not necessarily value its usefulness. 95% of households consider it important, compared to 78% who consider it useful.

-Opinion Survey in Education, Second Edition 2023

In PISA 2022, Colombia ranked 64th out of 81 countries evaluated in mathematics proficiency, and in Latin America, it ranked sixth among the 13 participating countries.

- PISA 2022 General Results Report, Fundación Empresarios por la Educación.

In 2022, average test scores for mathematics (383 points), reading (409 points) and science (411 points) decreased compared to 2018 and remained below the OECD average.

- PISA 2022 General Results Report, Fundación Empresarios por la Educación.

In 2022, the socioeconomic gap persists, with an increase in the percentage of students from more vulnerable socioeconomic backgrounds performing poorly in various competencies.

- PISA 2022 General Results Report, Fundación Empresarios por la Educación.