Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (%) (upper) in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (%) (upper) was 80.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Colombia is 80.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Colombia peaked at 80.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.1%, in 2000.
That places Colombia 37th out of 95 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 education, both sexes (%) (upper) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.1% | — |
| 2002 | 53.6% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 54.3% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 56.7% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 57.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 61.3% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 61.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 65.2% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 66.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 68.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 69.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 69.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 71.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 73.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 74.7% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 75.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 74.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 75.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 80.3% | +7.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 80.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.2%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 80.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 70.7%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.3% | 50.1% | 61.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 65.2% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 74.7% | 80.3% | 5 |
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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Colombia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Colombia was 80.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.1% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 37th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release