Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level was 85.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 85.4% for completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level in Colombia peaked at 85.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 2000.
That places Colombia 46th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.5% | — |
| 2002 | 60.0% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 61.8% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 64.2% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 62.4% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 70.7% | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 69.5% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 72.6% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 73.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 73.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 74.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 75.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 77.8% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 76.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 77.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 78.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.5% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 79.5% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 85.4% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.7% | 57.5% | 70.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 75.9% | 72.6% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 78.7% | 85.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 190,940 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 234,939 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 963,182 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 937,684 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level in Colombia?
- Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level in Colombia was 85.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level?
- Colombia ranks 46th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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