Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 74.3% 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 74.3%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Colombia peaked at 74.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, 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 | 53.9% | — |
| 2003 | 49.0% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 38.9% | -30.0% |
| 2008 | 57.2% | +47.0% |
| 2009 | 57.9% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | -21.2% |
| 2011 | 60.5% | +32.6% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | +29.5% |
| 2017 | 64.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 71.3% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 69.3% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 71.4% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 74.3% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.1% | 38.9% | 57.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 45.6% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.6% | 69.3% | 74.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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 74.3% 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 74.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9% 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 19.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release