Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female was 87.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Colombia stood at 87.2%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Colombia peaked at 87.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 2003.
Colombia ranks 18th 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, middle quintile, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 65.8% | — |
| 2003 | 65.3% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 67.7% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 70.2% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 76.1% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 75.4% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 82.7% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 83.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 82.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 81.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 84.3% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 84.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 84.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 82.8% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 82.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 84.6% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.1% | 65.3% | 76.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 81.6% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 82.8% | 87.2% | 4 |
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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, middle quintile, female in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Colombia was 87.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 2003.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female?
- Colombia ranks 18th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release