Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 83.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
83.9%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
97th
of 164 countries
All-time high
83.9%
in 2025
All-time low
37.6%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Colombia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 83.9% for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Colombia peaked at 83.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 1981.
That places Colombia 97th 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, female (modelled data) (%) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 37.6% | — |
| 1982 | 38.7% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 39.9% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 41.0% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 42.1% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 43.4% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 44.6% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 46.0% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 47.4% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 49.0% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 50.4% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 51.6% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 53.0% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 54.7% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 56.9% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 59.2% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 61.6% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 63.6% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 65.0% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 66.8% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 67.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 68.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 69.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 72.7% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 74.5% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 75.9% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 78.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 79.6% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 80.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 80.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 83.2% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 83.9% | +0.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 83.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.6%, 88% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 83.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.0%, 96% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.3% | 37.6% | 47.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 56.5% | 49.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.0% | 66.0% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 78.5% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 80.5% | 83.9% | 6 |
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, female (modelled data) in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Colombia was 83.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 1981.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Colombia ranks 97th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release