Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both was 86.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Colombia is 86.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Colombia peaked at 86.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 10th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 63.3% | — |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 73.5% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 76.2% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 75.4% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 79.2% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 79.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 80.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 82.2% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 83.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 84.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 84.6% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.4% | 63.3% | 76.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 79.1% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 83.4% | 86.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 7 Ecuador 87.8% compare
- 8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 87.6% compare
- 9 Panama 86.5% compare
- 11 Costa Rica 86.3% compare
- 12 Kyrgyzstan 85.8% compare
- 13 Paraguay 85.1% compare
More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.90 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.17 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.47 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7336 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,228 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41,553 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.32 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8138 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Colombia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Colombia was 86.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both?
- Colombia ranks 10th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release