Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes was 61.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Colombia is 61.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Colombia peaked at 61.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2000.
That places Colombia 42nd out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.9% | — |
| 2002 | 26.1% | +45.9% |
| 2003 | 27.5% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 27.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 38.1% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 50.9% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 55.8% | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 55.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 54.5% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 54.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 61.2% | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.4% | 17.9% | 30.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 38.1% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 54.5% | 61.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7336 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,228 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41,553 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.32 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8138 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.15 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6407 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Colombia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Colombia was 61.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 42nd out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release