Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile was 96.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Colombia stood at 96.1%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Colombia peaked at 96.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 83.5%, in 2003.
That places Colombia 3rd out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, richest quintile in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 84.2% | — |
| 2003 | 83.5% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 87.4% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 88.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 90.9% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 91.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 90.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 91.7% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 93.5% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 93.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 89.9% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 92.7% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 94.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 95.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.7% | 83.5% | 91.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 89.9% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 94.5% | 96.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 1 Chile 98.3% compare
- 2 Kyrgyzstan 96.4% compare
- 3 Ecuador 96.1% compare
- 5 Costa Rica 95.6% compare
- 6 Peru 94.5% 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, richest quintile in Colombia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Colombia was 96.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.5% in 2003.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile?
- Colombia ranks 3rd out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release