Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%) (rate male) in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%) (rate male) was 81.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Colombia is 81.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Colombia peaked at 81.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2000.
That places Colombia 54th out of 92 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male (%) (rate male) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.0% | — |
| 2002 | 56.5% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 58.1% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 60.8% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 56.6% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 68.2% | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 65.6% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 67.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 69.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 70.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 73.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 74.3% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 74.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 74.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 76.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 78.4% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 81.2% | +3.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 81.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.1%, 92% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 81.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86.6%, 94% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.8% | 53.0% | 68.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 67.5% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 74.7% | 81.2% | 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, male in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Colombia was 81.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male?
- Colombia ranks 54th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release