Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile was 88.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 88.2% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Colombia peaked at 88.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.7%, in 2005.
That places Colombia 11th out of 26 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, second quintile in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 64.1% | — |
| 2003 | 66.4% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 68.9% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 59.7% | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 75.7% | +26.8% |
| 2009 | 75.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 67.4% | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 82.1% | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 81.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 74.9% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 84.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 82.9% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 82.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 85.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 88.2% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.5% | 59.7% | 75.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 67.4% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 83.2% | 88.2% | 4 |
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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, second quintile in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Colombia was 88.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.7% in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Colombia ranks 11th out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release