Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes was 88.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Colombia is 88.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Colombia peaked at 88.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.2%, in 2000.
That places Colombia 52nd out of 87 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.2% | — |
| 2002 | 69.1% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 71.2% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 73.5% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 72.4% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 78.9% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 78.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 79.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 80.9% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 81.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 83.7% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 82.5% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 81.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 83.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 84.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 88.8% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.1% | 68.2% | 78.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 79.4% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 83.7% | 88.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.8347 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0386 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0414 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Colombia was 88.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.2% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 52nd out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release