Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both was 75.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Colombia is 75.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Colombia peaked at 75.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 13th 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, middle quintile, both in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 49.6% | — |
| 2003 | 50.5% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 51.8% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 58.1% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 58.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 67.4% | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 65.5% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 67.7% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 68.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 70.4% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 70.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 73.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 74.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 73.6% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 75.5% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 75.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 75.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.6% | 49.6% | 59.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 65.5% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 73.6% | 75.5% | 4 |
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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, middle quintile, both in Colombia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Colombia was 75.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both?
- Colombia ranks 13th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release