Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both was 90.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 90.0% for completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Colombia peaked at 90.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 71.8%, in 2002.
That places Colombia 25th out of 50 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, fourth quintile, both in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 71.8% | — |
| 2003 | 73.5% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 74.7% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 79.4% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 83.5% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 85.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 90.2% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 87.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 86.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 89.8% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.5% | 71.8% | 83.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 84.9% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 86.8% | 90.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.8347 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0386 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0414 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Colombia was 90.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.8% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both?
- Colombia ranks 25th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release