Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%) (rate female) in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%) (rate female) was 89.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Colombia stood at 89.9%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Colombia peaked at 89.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.6%, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 50th 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, female (%) (rate female) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.6% | — |
| 2002 | 63.7% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 65.6% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 67.7% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 67.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 73.3% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 73.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 77.4% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 78.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 78.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 80.9% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 81.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.2% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 82.9% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 82.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | +5.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 89.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.8%, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 89.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.1%, 100% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.6% | 61.6% | 73.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 77.4% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 82.8% | 89.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Colombia was 89.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.6% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
- Colombia ranks 50th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release