Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male was 78.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Colombia stood at 78.9%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Colombia peaked at 78.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 2002.
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, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 51.2% | — |
| 2003 | 52.3% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 57.8% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 57.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | +16.9% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 69.2% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 69.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 71.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 71.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 75.1% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 77.5% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 76.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.0% | 51.2% | 67.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 69.2% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 75.0% | 78.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 15 Uruguay 85.0% compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 83.8% compare
- 17 Philippines 82.2% compare
- 19 El Salvador 78.0% compare
- 20 Nepal 77.0% compare
- 21 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 76.5% compare
More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.90 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.17 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.47 million (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Colombia was 78.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male?
- Colombia ranks 18th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release