Completion rate, lower secondary … lower second female quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary … lower second female quintile was 81.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 81.8% for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in 2023.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Colombia peaked at 82.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 18th of 37 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 … lower second female quintile in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 51.9% | — |
| 2003 | 54.6% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 58.8% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 62.9% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 69.9% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 71.1% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 71.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 72.9% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 73.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 76.5% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 76.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 77.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 76.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 79.5% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 77.9% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | +3.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 81.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.4%, 93% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 81.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.9%, 90% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.4% | 51.9% | 64.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 74.6% | 69.9% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 77.9% | 82.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.68 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Colombia was 81.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female?
- Colombia ranks 18th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release