Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity was 0.7427 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.7427 WPIA for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Colombia peaked at 0.7427 WPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2947 WPIA, in 2005.
Colombia ranks 19th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Colombia, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.462 WPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.4872 WPIA | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4752 WPIA | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2947 WPIA | -38.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5333 WPIA | +81.0% |
| 2009 | 0.523 WPIA | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4802 WPIA | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5894 WPIA | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 0.608 WPIA | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.61 WPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.627 WPIA | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5512 WPIA | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 0.666 WPIA | +20.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6767 WPIA | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6684 WPIA | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6984 WPIA | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7407 WPIA | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.735 WPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.712 WPIA | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7427 WPIA | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4626 WPIA | 0.2947 WPIA | 0.5333 WPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6175 WPIA | 0.4802 WPIA | 0.6984 WPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7326 WPIA | 0.712 WPIA | 0.7427 WPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.83 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Colombia was 0.7427 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7427 WPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2947 WPIA in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity?
- Colombia ranks 19th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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 wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release