Completion rate, lower secondary … Completion location LPIA adjusted in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary … Completion location LPIA adjusted was 0.8293 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Colombia stood at 0.8293 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Colombia peaked at 0.8293 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3991 LPIA, in 2000.
That places Colombia 60th out of 90 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, lower secondary … Completion location LPIA adjusted in Colombia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3991 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.4819 LPIA | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 0.486 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.498 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4764 LPIA | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5691 LPIA | +19.5% |
| 2009 | 0.551 LPIA | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.652 LPIA | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6403 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6725 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6704 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.709 LPIA | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6869 LPIA | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7479 LPIA | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7555 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7422 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7601 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7897 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7983 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7713 LPIA | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7753 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8293 LPIA | +7.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.8293 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.924 LPIA, 90% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.8293 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8979 LPIA, 92% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4945 LPIA | 0.3991 LPIA | 0.5691 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.7037 LPIA | 0.6403 LPIA | 0.7601 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7928 LPIA | 0.7713 LPIA | 0.8293 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.68 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Colombia was 0.8293 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8293 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3991 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity?
- Colombia ranks 60th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release