Completion rate, upper secondary education … wealth WPIA adjusted in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education … wealth WPIA adjusted was 0.6501 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Colombia stood at 0.6501 WPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Colombia peaked at 0.726 WPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3488 WPIA, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 4th of 20 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … wealth WPIA adjusted in Colombia, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.3488 WPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.5586 WPIA | +60.1% |
| 2004 | 0.48 WPIA | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5288 WPIA | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4662 WPIA | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5172 WPIA | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6815 WPIA | +31.8% |
| 2013 | 0.627 WPIA | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5301 WPIA | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5406 WPIA | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.584 WPIA | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6141 WPIA | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6402 WPIA | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.726 WPIA | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6647 WPIA | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6205 WPIA | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6501 WPIA | +4.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.6501 WPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.595 WPIA, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.6501 WPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.595 WPIA, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4765 WPIA | 0.3488 WPIA | 0.5586 WPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5918 WPIA | 0.5172 WPIA | 0.6815 WPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6653 WPIA | 0.6205 WPIA | 0.726 WPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.68 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 190,940 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 234,939 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 963,182 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 937,684 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Colombia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Colombia was 0.6501 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.726 WPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3488 WPIA in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth?
- Colombia ranks 4th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release