Colombia vs WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education

Colombia
20.4%
in 2022
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
29.4%
in 2024
Colombia rank
38th
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank
38th

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time

  • Colombia
  • WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
01020304050199920112024

How they compare

WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) currently reports 29.4% against 20.4% in Colombia, a difference of 9.0%.

That makes WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)'s figure about 1.4 times Colombia's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 38th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 38th of 185 countries.

WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) Difference Ahead
1990s 31.3% 43.0% 11.6% WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
2000s 29.5% 43.9% 14.4% WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
2010s 24.8% 35.7% 10.8% WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
2020s 21.0% 30.8% 9.9% WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Colombia or WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), at 29.4% against 20.4% in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Colombia and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
9.0%, with WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
How do Colombia and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Colombia ranks 38th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 38th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Colombia vs WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/percentage-of-pupils-enrolled-in-lower-secondary-general-education-who-are-at-least-2-5/colombia/wb-heavily-indebted-poor-countries-hipc/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/percentage-of-pupils-enrolled-in-lower-secondary-general-education-who-are-at-least-2-5/colombia/wb-heavily-indebted-poor-countries-hipc/">Colombia vs WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 6,909 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release