ICETEX New Beneficiaries by Department, Gender, and Funding Source, 2015-2025

20 semesters of anonymized data on new student loan beneficiaries from ICETEX, covering periods from 2015-1 to 2025-1. The dataset includes columns for funding source, gender, education level, credit modality, and department of origin. It is published by www.datos.gov.co and was last updated on 2026-05-26.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional disparities in loan access using CÓDIGO DE DEPARTAMENTO DE ORIGEN and NÚMERO DE NUEVOS BENEFICIARIOS.
• Model the distribution of funding sources (ORIGEN DE LOS RECURSOS) across different education levels (NIVEL DE FORMACIÓN).
• Track temporal trends in beneficiary demographics using PERIODO, SEXO AL NACER, and MODALIDAD DE CRÉDITO DE LA SUBLÍNEA.

Strengths

• Covers 20 distinct academic periods from 2015 to 2025, providing a longitudinal view.
• Includes 10 columns with demographic, geographic, and financial attributes for analysis.
• Data is processed and anonymized, as stated in the description.

Limitations

• Row count and total number of beneficiary records are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Statistics for the 2025-1 period are labeled as preliminary, which may affect analysis for the most recent data.

Provenance

Source

ICETEX (Colombian Institute of Educational Credit and Technical Studies Abroad), via www.datos.gov.co.

Collection Method

Processed and anonymized administrative data from the institution's official statistics.

Time Range

2015-1 to 2025-1 (20 academic semesters).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-26 20:08:59.

Geography

Colombia, broken down by department (DEPARTAMENTO DE ORIGEN).