Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Colombia

Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female was 97.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
97.0%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
2nd
of 39 countries
All-time high
97.0%
in 2023
All-time low
81.8%
in 2002
Years of data
20
2002–2023

Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Colombia, 2002–2023

0204060801002002201220232002: 81.8 %2003: 81.8 %2004: 85.9 %2005: 87.3 %2008: 89.2 %2009: 91.1 %2010: 93.1 %2011: 93.8 %2012: 93.1 %2013: 94 %2014: 93.5 %2015: 93.7 %2016: 94.5 %2017: 95.1 %2018: 96.3 %2019: 96.2 %2020: 95.1 %2021: 95.3 %2022: 96.4 %2023: 97 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Colombia stood at 97.0%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Colombia peaked at 97.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.8%, in 2002.

That places Colombia 2nd out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female (%) in Colombia, 2002 to 2023.
Year % Change
2002 81.8%
2003 81.8% +0.0%
2004 85.9% +5.0%
2005 87.3% +1.6%
2008 89.2% +2.2%
2009 91.1% +2.1%
2010 93.1% +2.2%
2011 93.8% +0.7%
2012 93.1% -0.7%
2013 94.0% +1.0%
2014 93.5% -0.5%
2015 93.7% +0.2%
2016 94.5% +0.9%
2017 95.1% +0.6%
2018 96.3% +1.3%
2019 96.2% -0.1%
2020 95.1% -1.1%
2021 95.3% +0.2%
2022 96.4% +1.2%
2023 97.0% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 86.2% 81.8% 91.1% 6
2010s 94.3% 93.1% 96.3% 10
2020s 96.0% 95.1% 97.0% 4

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 1 Chile 99.5% compare
  2. 3 Kyrgyzstan 97.0% compare
  3. 4 Ecuador 96.2% compare
  4. 5 Brazil 96.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Colombia?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Colombia was 97.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2023.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 81.8% in 2002.
How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female?
Colombia ranks 2nd out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, richest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
39 places, 425 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release