Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both was 77.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Colombia stood at 77.7%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Colombia peaked at 77.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 25th of 50 countries on this measure, 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, second quintile, both in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 47.3% | — |
| 2003 | 50.3% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 53.5% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 51.1% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 60.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 67.1% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 66.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 71.7% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 71.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 72.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 74.1% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 73.7% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 76.7% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 75.2% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 77.7% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.7% | 47.3% | 60.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 63.3% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 73.7% | 77.7% | 4 |
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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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Colombia was 77.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both?
- Colombia ranks 25th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release