Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male was 94.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male in Colombia stood at 94.9%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male in Colombia peaked at 94.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.5%, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 16th 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, richest quintile, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 86.5% | — |
| 2003 | 89.2% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 88.5% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 91.3% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 93.3% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 89.9% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 92.3% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 91.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 90.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 93.5% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 92.1% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 93.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 94.9% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.8% | 86.5% | 93.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 90.3% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 92.1% | 94.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.08 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male in Colombia was 94.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.5% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male?
- Colombia ranks 16th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release