Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 83.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Colombia is 83.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Colombia peaked at 83.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.1%, in 2005.
That places Colombia 6th out of 34 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, urban, middle quintile in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 60.9% | — |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 58.1% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 72.8% | +25.4% |
| 2009 | 70.7% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 67.1% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 76.1% | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 76.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 78.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 70.4% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 78.7% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 81.5% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 82.5% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 82.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.7% | 58.1% | 72.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 67.1% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 82.5% | 83.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 3 Russian Federation 88.4% compare
- 4 Ecuador 85.7% compare
- 5 Costa Rica 84.9% compare
- 7 Panama 82.1% compare
- 8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 81.2% compare
- 9 Brazil 78.6% 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, urban, middle quintile in Colombia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Colombia was 83.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.1% in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Colombia ranks 6th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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, urban, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release