Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile was 52.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 52.3% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Colombia peaked at 90.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 15th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 22.5% | — |
| 2003 | 23.1% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 58.5% | +147.8% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | -54.9% |
| 2009 | 28.0% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 90.5% | +223.0% |
| 2011 | 35.7% | -60.5% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 46.3% | +30.1% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 51.5% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | +21.6% |
| 2021 | 56.3% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 52.9% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 52.3% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.3% | 22.5% | 58.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 35.6% | 90.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 52.3% | 57.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2022)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Colombia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Colombia was 52.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile?
- Colombia ranks 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release