Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender was 1.08 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Colombia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Colombia is 1.08 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Colombia peaked at 1.29 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.06 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Colombia 11th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.29 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 1.18 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 1.11 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 1.28 GPIA | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPIA | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 1.19 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 1.25 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 1.21 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.19 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.23 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.14 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.2 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.16 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.18 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.13 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.16 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.11 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.08 GPIA | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.15 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6407 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Colombia was 1.08 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender?
- Colombia ranks 11th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release