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

Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male was 90.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
90.4%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
8th
of 39 countries
All-time high
90.9%
in 2022
All-time low
80.7%
in 2003
Years of data
20
2002–2023

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

0204060801002002201220232002: 81.5 %2003: 80.7 %2004: 83.5 %2005: 89.8 %2008: 87.9 %2009: 86.2 %2010: 88.3 %2011: 88 %2012: 84.6 %2013: 88.4 %2014: 88.2 %2015: 85 %2016: 87.2 %2017: 88.7 %2018: 90.7 %2019: 88.6 %2020: 90.8 %2021: 90.6 %2022: 90.9 %2023: 90.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 90.4% for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in Colombia peaked at 90.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 80.7%, in 2003.

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, richest quintile, male in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male (%) in Colombia, 2002 to 2023.
Year % Change
2002 81.5%
2003 80.7% -1.0%
2004 83.5% +3.5%
2005 89.8% +7.5%
2008 87.9% -2.1%
2009 86.2% -1.9%
2010 88.3% +2.4%
2011 88.0% -0.4%
2012 84.6% -3.9%
2013 88.4% +4.5%
2014 88.2% -0.2%
2015 85.0% -3.6%
2016 87.2% +2.5%
2017 88.7% +1.7%
2018 90.7% +2.3%
2019 88.6% -2.3%
2020 90.8% +2.5%
2021 90.6% -0.2%
2022 90.9% +0.3%
2023 90.4% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 84.9% 80.7% 89.8% 6
2010s 87.8% 84.6% 90.7% 10
2020s 90.7% 90.4% 90.9% 4

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 5 Ecuador 93.6% compare
  2. 6 Costa Rica 92.6% compare
  3. 7 Brazil 90.5% compare
  4. 9 Nigeria 89.9% compare
  5. 10 Ghana 89.4% compare
  6. 11 Panama 88.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in Colombia?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in Colombia was 90.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2022.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 80.7% in 2003.
How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male?
Colombia ranks 8th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
39 places, 426 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release