Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender was 1.08 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Colombia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Colombia is 1.08 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Colombia peaked at 1.29 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.08 GPIA, in 2024.
Colombia ranks 15th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.29 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 1.18 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.24 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.19 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.14 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 1.18 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 1.22 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.19 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.22 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.18 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.11 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.2 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 1.2 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 1.17 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.11 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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, rural, adjusted gender in Colombia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Colombia was 1.08 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender?
- Colombia ranks 15th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release