Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 62.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Colombia, 1993–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Colombia is 62.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Colombia peaked at 62.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 2004.
Colombia ranks 84th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 41.3% | — |
| 2002 | 37.7% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 38.4% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 41.9% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 43.2% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 44.2% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 50.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 52.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 54.4% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 55.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 57.7% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 60.1% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 62.7% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 36.3% | 43.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 44.2% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 57.7% | 62.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Colombia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Colombia was 62.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 2004.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Colombia ranks 84th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.