Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male was 58.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Colombia stood at 58.5%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.2% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Colombia peaked at 58.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 39th of 80 countries on this measure, 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, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.4% | — |
| 2002 | 22.0% | +33.8% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 28.6% | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | +26.3% |
| 2011 | 33.4% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 44.9% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 44.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 48.3% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 44.3% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 51.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 51.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 51.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 58.5% | +13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.6% | 16.4% | 28.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 33.4% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 50.7% | 58.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Colombia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Colombia was 58.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male?
- Colombia ranks 39th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release