Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 85.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Colombia stood at 85.9%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Colombia peaked at 85.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.6%, in 2005.
Colombia ranks 13th of 32 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, middle quintile in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 64.4% | — |
| 2003 | 67.5% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 68.9% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 57.6% | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 78.2% | +35.8% |
| 2009 | 77.5% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 69.1% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 79.9% | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 78.6% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 80.1% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 76.8% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 78.7% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 79.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 84.4% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 82.3% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 81.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 83.7% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.0% | 57.6% | 78.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 69.1% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 81.7% | 85.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2022)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Colombia was 85.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.6% in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Colombia ranks 13th out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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, middle quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release