Completion rate, upper secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA was 0.6253 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Colombia is 0.6253 WPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Colombia peaked at 0.6552 WPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1947 WPIA, in 2005.
That places Colombia 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA in Colombia, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.3223 WPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.3411 WPIA | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3388 WPIA | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1947 WPIA | -42.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3442 WPIA | +76.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3766 WPIA | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3281 WPIA | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4328 WPIA | +31.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4746 WPIA | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4907 WPIA | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4741 WPIA | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4156 WPIA | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5188 WPIA | +24.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5517 WPIA | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.56 WPIA | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5569 WPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6552 WPIA | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6276 WPIA | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.61 WPIA | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6253 WPIA | +2.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.6253 WPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5318 WPIA, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.6253 WPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5703 WPIA, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Completion rate, upper secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +76.8% | 0.1947 WPIA | 0.3442 WPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3196 WPIA | 0.1947 WPIA | 0.3766 WPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4803 WPIA | 0.3281 WPIA | 0.56 WPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6295 WPIA | 0.61 WPIA | 0.6552 WPIA | 4 |
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 wealth parity in Colombia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Colombia was 0.6253 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6552 WPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1947 WPIA in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity?
- Colombia ranks 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. 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 wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release