Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 86.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Colombia stood at 86.3%.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Colombia peaked at 88.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 2005.
Colombia ranks 7th of 30 countries on this measure, 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 | 62.4% | — |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 66.2% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 62.1% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 76.6% | +23.4% |
| 2009 | 74.4% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 79.9% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 81.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 80.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 83.2% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 74.9% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 84.1% | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 84.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 85.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 86.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 88.5% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 86.3% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.8% | 62.1% | 76.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 72.0% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 86.3% | 88.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.8347 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0386 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0414 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (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 86.3% 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 88.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Colombia ranks 7th out of 30 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 6.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release