Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile was 68.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Colombia stood at 68.3%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Colombia peaked at 68.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 2008.
Colombia ranks 14th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 45.3% | — |
| 2003 | 40.1% | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 45.9% | +25.8% |
| 2011 | 49.5% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 55.5% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 61.5% | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 61.7% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 65.7% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 67.7% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 66.4% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 68.3% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.1% | 36.5% | 45.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 49.5% | 64.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 65.7% | 68.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 11 Dominican Republic 71.2% compare
- 12 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 68.8% compare
- 13 Lesotho 68.4% compare
- 15 Uruguay 66.0% compare
- 16 Zambia 64.6% compare
- 17 El Salvador 62.2% compare
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Colombia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Colombia was 68.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 2008.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- Colombia ranks 14th out of 27 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release