Completion rate, upper secondary … rate location LPIA adjusted in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary … rate location LPIA adjusted was 0.7134 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.7134 LPIA for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Colombia peaked at 0.7134 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2975 LPIA, in 2000.
That places Colombia 52nd out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary … rate location LPIA adjusted in Colombia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2975 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.421 LPIA | +41.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4386 LPIA | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.422 LPIA | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.399 LPIA | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3933 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4383 LPIA | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5589 LPIA | +27.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5121 LPIA | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5475 LPIA | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5622 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5621 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5925 LPIA | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6178 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6266 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6403 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6281 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6847 LPIA | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6885 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6737 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6708 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7134 LPIA | +6.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.7134 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8366 LPIA, 85% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.7134 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7326 LPIA, 97% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Completion rate, upper secondary … rate location LPIA adjusted in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +41.5% | 0.2975 LPIA | 0.421 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4014 LPIA | 0.2975 LPIA | 0.4386 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.5848 LPIA | 0.5121 LPIA | 0.6403 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6862 LPIA | 0.6708 LPIA | 0.7134 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, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Colombia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Colombia was 0.7134 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7134 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2975 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity?
- Colombia ranks 52nd out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release