Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile was 65.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Colombia stood at 65.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Colombia peaked at 74.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 23rd of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 30.8% | — |
| 2003 | 35.3% | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 38.3% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 74.9% | +95.5% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | -40.8% |
| 2009 | 44.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 54.9% | +23.4% |
| 2012 | 55.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 57.4% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 59.9% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 63.3% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 63.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 68.7% | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 63.2% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 66.1% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.7% | 30.8% | 74.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 54.9% | 68.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 64.9% | 63.2% | 66.1% | 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, rural, fourth quintile in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Colombia was 65.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile?
- Colombia ranks 23rd out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release