Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 61.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Colombia stood at 61.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Colombia peaked at 66.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2005.
That places Colombia 8th out of 21 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 40.6% | — |
| 2003 | 34.3% | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 38.3% | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 24.3% | -36.5% |
| 2008 | 42.8% | +75.9% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | -34.6% |
| 2011 | 48.6% | +58.8% |
| 2012 | 47.7% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 51.1% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 43.6% | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 54.7% | +25.5% |
| 2017 | 59.7% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 58.8% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 65.2% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 62.8% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 61.9% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.9% | 24.3% | 46.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 30.6% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 61.9% | 66.0% | 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, poorest quintile in Colombia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Colombia was 61.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- Colombia ranks 8th out of 21 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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, poorest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release