Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile was 74.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 74.3% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in 2023.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Colombia peaked at 79.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2003.
Colombia ranks 22nd of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 52.4% | — |
| 2003 | 44.0% | -16.0% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 54.1% | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 54.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 63.1% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 70.1% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 71.9% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 65.9% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 74.3% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.4% | 44.0% | 54.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 60.3% | 76.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 71.5% | 79.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 19 Guatemala 86.6% compare
- 20 Lesotho 86.4% compare
- 21 Zambia 78.8% compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 74.0% compare
- 24 Mozambique 65.3% compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 55.3% compare
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, richest quintile in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Colombia was 74.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2003.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- Colombia ranks 22nd out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release