Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (%) (rate female) in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (%) (rate female) was 83.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 83.1% for completion rate, upper secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Colombia peaked at 83.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.7%, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 35th of 95 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, upper secondary education, female (%) (rate female) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.7% | — |
| 2002 | 55.7% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 56.7% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 60.6% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 63.1% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 68.4% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 69.9% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 72.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 73.5% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 74.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 74.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 76.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 78.5% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 78.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 77.9% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 78.6% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 83.1% | +5.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 83.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75.3%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 83.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.7%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.1% | 54.7% | 63.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 73.3% | 68.4% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 77.9% | 83.1% | 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, female in Colombia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Colombia was 83.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.7% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
- Colombia ranks 35th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release