Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile was 73.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 73.4% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Colombia peaked at 82.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 2003.
That places Colombia 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, rural, second quintile in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 26.8% | — |
| 2003 | 24.8% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | +21.0% |
| 2005 | 54.4% | +81.5% |
| 2008 | 44.8% | -17.7% |
| 2009 | 40.7% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 74.2% | +82.4% |
| 2011 | 55.7% | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 60.1% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 82.2% | +38.3% |
| 2016 | 60.3% | -26.6% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 63.8% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 69.8% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 70.4% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.9% | 24.8% | 54.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 55.7% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 70.4% | 73.5% | 4 |
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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, second quintile in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Colombia was 73.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 2003.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile?
- Colombia ranks 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release