Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) was 64.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
64.6%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
76th
of 164 countries
All-time high
64.6%
in 2025
All-time low
29.9%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Colombia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 64.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Colombia peaked at 64.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 1981.
Colombia ranks 76th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 29.9% | — |
| 1982 | 30.3% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 30.8% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 31.4% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 31.9% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 32.5% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 33.1% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 34.2% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 35.0% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 36.0% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 36.9% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 38.1% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 39.3% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 40.3% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 41.8% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 43.6% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 45.7% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 47.6% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 49.2% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 50.7% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 51.7% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 53.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 54.7% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 55.7% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 56.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 57.5% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 58.8% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 60.3% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 61.6% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 62.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 63.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 64.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 64.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 62.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 61.6% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 61.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 62.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 63.4% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 64.1% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 64.6% | +0.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 64.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.3%, 99% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 64.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.6%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.1% | 29.9% | 35.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 41.9% | 36.0% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.2% | 50.7% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 61.6% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 61.6% | 64.6% | 6 |
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, male (modelled data) in Colombia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Colombia was 64.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 1981.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Colombia ranks 76th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release