Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile was 65.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 65.2% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Colombia peaked at 65.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 2008.
Colombia ranks 11th of 21 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 40.6% | — |
| 2003 | 35.4% | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 34.7% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 33.4% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 41.9% | +25.4% |
| 2011 | 40.7% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 43.9% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 49.3% | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 54.4% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 61.2% | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 51.8% | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 59.9% | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 63.2% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 60.4% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 65.2% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.2% | 33.4% | 41.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 40.7% | 61.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 62.2% | 59.9% | 65.2% | 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, richest quintile in Colombia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Colombia was 65.2% 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 65.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 2008.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- Colombia ranks 11th out of 21 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 32.3%. 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, richest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release