Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male was 84.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Colombia is 84.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Colombia peaked at 84.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 2000.
That places Colombia 51st 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, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.3% | — |
| 2002 | 67.2% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 68.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 70.8% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 76.5% | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 75.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 77.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 77.6% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 76.6% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 80.1% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 78.5% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 80.3% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 80.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 80.1% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 81.3% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 83.8% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 84.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.2% | 65.3% | 76.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 75.6% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 80.1% | 84.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.90 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.17 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.47 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7336 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,228 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41,553 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.32 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8138 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Colombia was 84.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male?
- Colombia ranks 51st out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release