Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female was 92.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 92.5% for completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Colombia peaked at 93.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 2003.
Colombia ranks 17th of 38 countries on this measure, 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, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 77.3% | — |
| 2003 | 77.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 78.8% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 81.9% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 85.3% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 88.5% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 91.3% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 92.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 90.5% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 90.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.9% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 91.7% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 90.7% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 92.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.3% | 77.2% | 87.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 88.5% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 90.7% | 93.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 14 Paraguay 94.0% compare
- 15 Philippines 93.4% compare
- 16 India 92.9% compare
- 18 Egypt 92.2% compare
- 19 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 91.3% compare
- 20 El Salvador 89.6% compare
More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7336 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,228 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41,553 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.32 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8138 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.15 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6407 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Colombia was 92.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 2003.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female?
- Colombia ranks 17th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release