Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male was 72.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in Colombia is 72.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in Colombia peaked at 72.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.9%, in 2002.
That places Colombia 8th out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 44.9% | — |
| 2003 | 46.6% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 47.6% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 54.3% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 55.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 61.2% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 58.7% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 62.2% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 62.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 64.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 67.8% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 66.5% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 69.2% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 68.7% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 71.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 72.4% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.3% | 44.9% | 55.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 58.7% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 68.7% | 72.4% | 4 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in Colombia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in Colombia was 72.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.9% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male?
- Colombia ranks 8th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release