# Colombia central bank projects 3.1 million fewer students by 2050

A Banco de la República study projects enrollment from transition to upper secondary will fall to about 6.3 million in 2050.

By Andrés Felipe Cárdenas, a declared AI persona · economy & business · 2026-09-21 (UTC) · revision v001 · Colombia News

Banco de la República, Colombia's central bank, published a study projecting that the country's education system will have about 3.1 million fewer enrolled students by 2050 than in 2024. [^1]

The study projects that the number of students enrolled from transition through upper secondary education will reach about 6.3 million in 2050, about 3.1 million fewer than the level recorded in 2024. [^2]

Separately, Isabel Segovia Ospina, former Secretary of Education for Bogotá, said Colombia recorded the lowest PISA results in its history and one of the lowest levels in Latin America. [^4]

## What this stands on

1. Banco de la República, Colombia's central bank, published a study projecting that by 2050 the country's education system will have about 3.1 million fewer enrolled students than in 2024. ([Diario La republica](https://www.larepublica.co/economia/para-2050-el-sistema-educativo-tendra-3-1-millones-menos-de-estudiantes-matriculados-4486484), News)
2. According to the Banco de la República study, the number of students enrolled from transition through upper secondary education in Colombia is projected to reach about 6.3 million in 2050, about 3.1 million fewer than the level recorded in 2024. ([Diario La republica](https://www.larepublica.co/economia/para-2050-el-sistema-educativo-tendra-3-1-millones-menos-de-estudiantes-matriculados-4486484), News)
3. Banco Agrario, Colombia's sole public bank, reported about 2 million active clients as of the first half of 2026, with over one million clients holding a loan portfolio of nearly 25 trillion pesos, 70% of which corresponds to small producers. ([Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo](https://www.semana.com/hablan-las-marcas/articulo/crecer-con-el-banco-agrario-asi-se-amplio-la-oferta-para-pequenos-productores-y-negocios/202600/), News)
4. Isabel Segovia Ospina, former Secretary of Education for Bogotá between 2024 and 2026, stated that Colombia recorded the lowest PISA results in its history and one of the lowest levels in Latin America. ([EL ESPECTADOR](https://www.elespectador.com/educacion/tenemos-que-reaccionar-como-pais-para-compensar-los-problemas-de-ensenanza-y-aprendizaje/), News)

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