Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female was 93.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Colombia is 93.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Colombia peaked at 93.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.6%, in 2000.
That places Colombia 41st out of 80 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, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.6% | — |
| 2002 | 71.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 76.1% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 76.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 82.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 84.6% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 83.9% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 84.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 85.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 85.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 88.3% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 87.3% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 89.9% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 93.3% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.8% | 70.6% | 81.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 82.8% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 87.3% | 93.3% | 5 |
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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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Colombia was 93.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.6% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female?
- Colombia ranks 41st out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release