Brazil vs Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Brazil
0.1579 LPIA
in 2024
Colombia
0.19 LPIA
in 2024
Brazil rank
83rd
Colombia rank
81st
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.19 LPIA against 0.1579 LPIA in Brazil, a difference of 0.0321 LPIA.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Colombia ahead.
Brazil ranks 83rd and Colombia ranks 81st of 91 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.107 LPIA | 0.1125 LPIA | 0.0055 LPIA | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.1273 LPIA | 0.1459 LPIA | 0.0186 LPIA | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.1566 LPIA | 0.1911 LPIA | 0.0345 LPIA | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Brazil or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 0.19 LPIA against 0.1579 LPIA in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Brazil and Colombia?
- 0.0321 LPIA, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Brazil ranks 83rd and Colombia ranks 81st of 91 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, 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
February 2026 Data Release