Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male was 87.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Colombia stood at 87.9%.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Colombia peaked at 88.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 66.6%, in 2002.
That places Colombia 18th out of 38 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, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 66.6% | — |
| 2003 | 70.0% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 70.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 76.6% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 81.9% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 85.2% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 80.7% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 82.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 88.1% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 81.7% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 81.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 82.7% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.9% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.9% | 66.6% | 81.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 80.7% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 82.8% | 87.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 15 Egypt 91.8% compare
- 16 Philippines 90.0% compare
- 17 Dominican Republic 89.2% compare
- 19 Nigeria 87.7% compare
- 20 Nepal 86.6% compare
- 21 El Salvador 83.7% 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, male in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Colombia was 87.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.6% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male?
- Colombia ranks 18th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release