Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (%) (rate male) in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (%) (rate male) was 77.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Colombia is 77.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Colombia peaked at 77.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 35th of 94 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, male (%) (rate male) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.8% | — |
| 2002 | 51.3% | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 51.8% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 54.3% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 59.3% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 61.6% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 62.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 63.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 64.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 64.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 68.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 69.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 69.2% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 70.9% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 71.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 71.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 77.3% | +8.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 77.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.4%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 77.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.9%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.2% | 44.8% | 59.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 61.6% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 70.9% | 77.3% | 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, male in Colombia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Colombia was 77.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
- Colombia ranks 35th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release