Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 80.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 80.9% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Colombia peaked at 80.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 2005.
That places Colombia 6th out of 29 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 | 59.1% | — |
| 2003 | 58.6% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 61.5% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | +30.8% |
| 2009 | 66.7% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 72.2% | +18.7% |
| 2012 | 72.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 72.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 73.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 64.8% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 73.1% | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 73.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 77.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 77.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 80.9% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.3% | 52.7% | 69.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 60.8% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 77.6% | 80.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.08 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (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 80.9% 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 80.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Colombia ranks 6th out of 29 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 11.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release