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

Latest (2023)
94.9%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
16th
of 38 countries
All-time high
94.9%
in 2023
All-time low
86.5%
in 2002
Years of data
20
2002–2023

Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male in Colombia, 2002–2023

0204060801002002201220232002: 86.5 %2003: 89.2 %2004: 88.5 %2005: 91.3 %2008: 93.3 %2009: 89.9 %2010: 92.3 %2011: 91.3 %2012: 90.3 %2013: 93.5 %2014: 91.3 %2015: 91.5 %2016: 91.4 %2017: 91.4 %2018: 92.3 %2019: 93 %2020: 92.1 %2021: 92.7 %2022: 93.4 %2023: 94.9 %

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

Annual values for Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male (%) in Colombia, 2002 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 13 Paraguay 95.7% compare
  2. 14 Uruguay 95.7% compare
  3. 15 Costa Rica 95.5% compare
  4. 17 Philippines 94.5% compare
  5. 18 Nigeria 94.2% compare
  6. 19 Nepal 94.0% compare

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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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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
38 places, 422 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release