Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 81.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Colombia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Colombia is 81.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Colombia peaked at 81.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 1981.
That places Colombia 93rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 35.1% | — |
| 1982 | 36.0% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 36.9% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 37.8% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 38.7% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 39.9% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 40.8% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 41.9% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 43.1% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 44.4% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 45.8% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 47.0% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 48.5% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 50.3% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 52.5% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 54.6% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 56.8% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 58.7% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 60.1% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 61.1% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 62.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 63.9% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 65.1% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 66.6% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 68.3% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 70.1% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 71.5% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 74.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 76.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 76.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 76.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 76.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 76.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 76.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 76.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 77.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 80.4% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 81.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.9% | 35.1% | 43.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 51.9% | 44.4% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 61.1% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 74.2% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 77.6% | 81.2% | 6 |
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, both sexes (modelled data) in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Colombia was 81.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 1981.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Colombia ranks 93rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release