Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female was 98.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 98.2% for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in Colombia peaked at 98.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 82.0%, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 10th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 82.0% | — |
| 2003 | 82.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 88.6% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 90.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 92.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 93.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 94.1% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 94.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.2% | 82.0% | 92.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 93.3% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 96.3% | 98.2% | 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, richest quintile, female in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in Colombia was 98.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.0% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female?
- Colombia ranks 10th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, richest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release