Completion rate, primary … education location LPIA adjusted in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, primary … education location LPIA adjusted was 0.9717 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.9717 LPIA for completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Colombia peaked at 0.9717 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7632 LPIA, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 47th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary … education location LPIA adjusted in Colombia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7632 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.7661 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.772 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8034 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7792 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8581 LPIA | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8604 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8949 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8829 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8948 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.896 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9195 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8984 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9302 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9233 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9265 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9331 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9384 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9448 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9467 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.951 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9717 LPIA | +2.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.9717 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.989 LPIA, 98% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.9717 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9859 LPIA, 99% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8003 LPIA | 0.7632 LPIA | 0.8604 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.91 LPIA | 0.8829 LPIA | 0.9331 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9505 LPIA | 0.9384 LPIA | 0.9717 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.68 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Colombia?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Colombia was 0.9717 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9717 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7632 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index?
- Colombia ranks 47th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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, primary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release