Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile was 40.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Colombia stood at 40.6%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Colombia peaked at 42.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2002.
That places Colombia 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 12.9% | — |
| 2003 | 21.9% | +69.8% |
| 2004 | 18.2% | -16.9% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | +30.8% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | +24.4% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 34.2% | +22.3% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 36.2% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 42.2% | +26.3% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 40.5% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 40.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5% | 12.9% | 21.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 25.9% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 39.6% | 42.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 6 Paraguay 42.5% compare
- 7 El Salvador 41.7% compare
- 8 Brazil 41.4% compare
- 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 40.0% compare
- 11 Mexico 35.7% compare
- 12 Philippines 35.1% compare
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, poorest quintile in Colombia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Colombia was 40.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile?
- Colombia ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. 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, poorest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release