Brazil vs Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher

Brazil
0.6919 LPIA
in 2024
Colombia
0.698 LPIA
in 2024
Brazil rank
81st
Colombia rank
80th

Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher over time

  • Brazil
  • Colombia
0.20.40.60.8198020022024

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.698 LPIA against 0.6919 LPIA in Brazil, a difference of 0.0061 LPIA.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Colombia ahead.

Brazil ranks 81st and Colombia ranks 80th of 100 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Colombia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5819 LPIA 0.5488 LPIA 0.0331 LPIA Brazil
2010s 0.6703 LPIA 0.6154 LPIA 0.0549 LPIA Brazil
2020s 0.7477 LPIA 0.6978 LPIA 0.0499 LPIA Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, Brazil or Colombia?
Colombia, at 0.698 LPIA against 0.6919 LPIA in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher between Brazil and Colombia?
0.0061 LPIA, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
Brazil ranks 81st and Colombia ranks 80th of 100 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
100 places, 1,640 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release