Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 83.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Colombia stood at 83.1%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Colombia peaked at 83.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2005.
That places Colombia 13th out of 24 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, poorest quintile in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 52.7% | — |
| 2003 | 61.1% | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 60.7% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 40.5% | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 64.4% | +59.0% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 53.2% | -20.5% |
| 2011 | 70.9% | +33.1% |
| 2012 | 71.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 72.6% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 73.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 60.4% | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 76.2% | +26.1% |
| 2017 | 75.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 75.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.2% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 80.3% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 78.6% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 83.1% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.7% | 40.5% | 67.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 53.2% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 78.6% | 83.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 10 Panama 87.1% compare
- 11 Dominican Republic 84.9% compare
- 12 Costa Rica 84.6% compare
- 14 El Salvador 76.2% compare
- 15 Uruguay 69.3% compare
- 16 Philippines 64.9% compare
More education data for Colombia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 190,940 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 234,939 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 963,182 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Colombia was 83.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- Colombia ranks 13th out of 24 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release