Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 85.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Colombia stood at 85.4%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Colombia peaked at 85.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 54th of 92 countries on this measure, 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 education, both sexes 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
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Colombia was 85.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 54th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release