Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes was 85.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Colombia stood at 85.8%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Colombia peaked at 85.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.1%, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 27th of 90 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, urban, both sexes in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.1% | — |
| 2002 | 62.0% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 62.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 65.4% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 70.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 71.9% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 74.4% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 74.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 75.6% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 76.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 76.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 77.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 79.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 79.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 79.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 80.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 80.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 81.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 85.8% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.6% | 60.1% | 71.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 71.9% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 80.9% | 85.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.90 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.17 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.47 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7336 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,228 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41,553 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.32 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8138 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Colombia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Colombia was 85.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.1% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 27th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release