Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile was 90.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Colombia stood at 90.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Colombia peaked at 91.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 71.6%, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 4th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 71.6% | — |
| 2003 | 73.6% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 77.2% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 83.8% | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 82.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 79.2% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 85.3% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 84.7% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 88.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 89.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 89.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 90.2% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.0% | 71.6% | 83.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 79.2% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.1% | 89.6% | 91.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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, urban, fourth quintile in Colombia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Colombia was 90.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.6% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile?
- Colombia ranks 4th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release