Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female was 91.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Colombia stood at 91.2%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Colombia peaked at 91.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.4%, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 6th of 39 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, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 66.4% | — |
| 2003 | 68.8% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 73.5% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 76.5% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 79.9% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 81.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 84.8% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 86.3% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 85.1% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 89.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 88.6% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 89.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.4% | 66.4% | 81.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 87.3% | 81.1% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 88.6% | 91.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Colombia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Colombia was 91.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.4% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female?
- Colombia ranks 6th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release