Completion rate, lower secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA was 0.802 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth in Colombia stood at 0.802 WPIA. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth in Colombia peaked at 0.802 WPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4371 WPIA, in 2005.
Colombia ranks 13th of 21 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 … adjusted wealth WPIA in Colombia, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.6198 WPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.6293 WPIA | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6442 WPIA | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4371 WPIA | -32.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6448 WPIA | +47.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6692 WPIA | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5285 WPIA | -21.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6996 WPIA | +32.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6947 WPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7049 WPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7079 WPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5954 WPIA | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7414 WPIA | +24.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7389 WPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7351 WPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7619 WPIA | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7954 WPIA | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7579 WPIA | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7734 WPIA | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.802 WPIA | +3.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.802 WPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8742 WPIA, 92% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.802 WPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8751 WPIA, 92% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Completion rate, lower secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +47.5% | 0.4371 WPIA | 0.6448 WPIA |
| 2005 | -32.2% | 0.6442 WPIA | 0.4371 WPIA |
| 2011 | +32.4% | 0.5285 WPIA | 0.6996 WPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6074 WPIA | 0.4371 WPIA | 0.6692 WPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6908 WPIA | 0.5285 WPIA | 0.7619 WPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7822 WPIA | 0.7579 WPIA | 0.802 WPIA | 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, urban, adjusted wealth in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth in Colombia was 0.802 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.802 WPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4371 WPIA in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth?
- Colombia ranks 13th out of 21 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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, urban, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release