Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male was 70.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Colombia is 70.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Colombia peaked at 70.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2000.
That places Colombia 51st out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.6% | — |
| 2002 | 28.2% | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 34.7% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 29.3% | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | +48.5% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 44.4% | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 46.0% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 50.5% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 53.3% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 61.5% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 62.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 61.4% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 63.0% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 70.8% | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.0% | 24.6% | 43.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 44.4% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 61.4% | 70.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 48 China 77.3% compare
- 49 Philippines 74.8% compare
- 50 Nepal 72.5% compare
- 52 El Salvador 69.1% compare
- 53 Dominican Republic 68.9% compare
- 54 Nigeria 67.6% compare
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Colombia was 70.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male?
- Colombia ranks 51st out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release