Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both was 83.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 83.1% for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Colombia peaked at 83.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 25th of 51 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, middle quintile, both in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 58.4% | — |
| 2003 | 58.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 64.5% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 71.9% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 71.2% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 76.4% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 76.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 78.5% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 79.9% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 78.8% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 80.5% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 80.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 83.1% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.5% | 58.4% | 71.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 76.4% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 78.8% | 83.1% | 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, middle quintile, both in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Colombia was 83.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both?
- Colombia ranks 25th out of 51 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release