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What we do

“In 2025, ExE consolidated a territorial model that integrated stakeholders, strengthened local capacities, and applied data intelligence to educational decisions with purpose, rigor, and evidence, connecting public policy with regional realities.”

<b>-Felipe Bayón, President of Geopark</b>
-Felipe Bayón, President of Geopark

“Thanks to the collaborative work with EXE, we have been able to unite public and private efforts to enhance our actions in the region, strengthen educational leadership in the department, and guide our strategies toward building a legacy of quality, promoting a complete educational pathway, and closing the gaps between rural and urban education.”

<b>-Genny Padilla, Secretary of Education of Cundinamarca</b>
-Genny Padilla, Secretary of Education of Cundinamarca

“ExE is currently the most relevant actor in Colombia for obtaining clear evidence about education in the country and for collectively building private sector strategies with the aim of influencing public policy.”

<b>-Carolina Posada, executive director of the Frisby Foundation</b>
-Carolina Posada, executive director of the Frisby Foundation

“In 2025, ExE consolidated a territorial model that integrated stakeholders, strengthened local capacities, and applied data intelligence to educational decisions with purpose, rigor, and evidence, connecting public policy with regional realities.”

<b>-Felipe Bayón, President of Geopark</b>
-Felipe Bayón, President of Geopark

“Thanks to the collaborative work with EXE, we have been able to unite public and private efforts to enhance our actions in the region, strengthen educational leadership in the department, and guide our strategies toward building a legacy of quality, promoting a complete educational pathway, and closing the gaps between rural and urban education.”

<b>-Genny Padilla, Secretary of Education of Cundinamarca</b>
-Genny Padilla, Secretary of Education of Cundinamarca

“ExE is currently the most relevant actor in Colombia for obtaining clear evidence about education in the country and for collectively building private sector strategies with the aim of influencing public policy.”

<b>-Carolina Posada, executive director of the Frisby Foundation</b>
-Carolina Posada, executive director of the Frisby Foundation

The most relevant news in education today

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In 2025, the Entrepreneurs for Education Foundation (ExE) strengthened its role as a key player in educational transformation in Colombia, promoting evidence-based decisions and strengthening the articulation between the public, private and civil society sectors.
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Key facts

Social perception: 49% of people believe that education in Colombia is getting worse and 40% believe that it is improving.

- Source: Education Opinion Survey, ExE 2025.

Education Budget: Of the education budget allocated for 2026 in the General Budget of the Nation, 92% will go to operating expenses and only 8% to quality.

-Source: Analysis of the 2026 General Budget of the Nation, ExE, 2025.

Private investment: From 2021 to 2024, $2.3 trillion was mobilized in educational initiatives: 51% came from private resources.

Source: Report Companies, Civil Society and Social Investment in Education: From Mapping to Measuring Results, ExE, 2025.

Improvement in educational quality: In the last 10 years, Colombia has only advanced 4 points in the results of the Saber 11 tests.

Source: Analysis of Saber Tests, ExE, 2025.

Social perception: 49% of people believe that education in Colombia is getting worse and 40% believe that it is improving.

- Source: Education Opinion Survey, ExE 2025.

Education Budget: Of the education budget allocated for 2026 in the General Budget of the Nation, 92% will go to operating expenses and only 8% to quality.

-Source: Analysis of the 2026 General Budget of the Nation, ExE, 2025.

Private investment: From 2021 to 2024, $2.3 trillion was mobilized in educational initiatives: 51% came from private resources.

Source: Report Companies, Civil Society and Social Investment in Education: From Mapping to Measuring Results, ExE, 2025.

Improvement in educational quality: In the last 10 years, Colombia has only advanced 4 points in the results of the Saber 11 tests.

Source: Analysis of Saber Tests, ExE, 2025.