Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile was 79.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Colombia stood at 79.0%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Colombia peaked at 79.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 2005.
Colombia ranks 5th of 24 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, second quintile in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 49.9% | — |
| 2003 | 52.0% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 55.5% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 48.7% | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 61.2% | +25.8% |
| 2009 | 60.5% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 69.2% | +32.9% |
| 2012 | 69.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 70.9% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 73.6% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 76.3% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 76.6% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 77.9% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 78.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.6% | 48.7% | 61.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 70.4% | 52.1% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 76.6% | 79.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Colombia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Colombia was 79.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Colombia ranks 5th out of 24 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release