Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both was 96.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Colombia stood at 96.4%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Colombia peaked at 96.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84.2%, in 2002.
That places Colombia 20th out of 50 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, richest quintile, both in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 84.2% | — |
| 2003 | 86.0% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 88.6% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 90.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 91.4% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 93.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 92.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 92.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 94.1% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 93.1% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 94.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 96.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.0% | 84.2% | 93.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 92.1% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 94.1% | 96.4% | 4 |
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, richest quintile, both in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Colombia was 96.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.2% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both?
- Colombia ranks 20th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release