Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female was 78.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 78.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in 2023.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Colombia peaked at 80.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53.8%, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 11th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 53.8% | — |
| 2003 | 54.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 56.1% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 61.7% | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 62.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 62.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 72.3% | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 72.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 73.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 75.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 78.6% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 78.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 79.9% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 78.4% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 80.6% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 79.8% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.6% | 53.8% | 62.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 72.3% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 78.4% | 80.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 79.8% compare
- 9 Ecuador 79.6% compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 79.4% compare
- 12 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 77.6% compare
- 13 Paraguay 76.6% compare
- 14 Türkiye 75.7% compare
More education data for Colombia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Colombia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Colombia was 78.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.8% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female?
- Colombia ranks 11th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release