Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth 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, urban, adjusted wealth 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
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