Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 25.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Colombia, 2002–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 25.5% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Colombia peaked at 25.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2006.
That places Colombia 48th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.8% | — |
| 2003 | 14.9% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -28.5% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | +21.1% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 24.7% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 11.9% | 16.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 15.2% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 20.7% | 25.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 45 Azerbaijan 28.3% compare
- 46 Hong Kong, China 27.9% compare
- 47 Malta 27.4% compare
- 49 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 25.3% compare
- 50 Hungary 24.7% compare
- 51 Mongolia 24.6% compare
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Colombia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Colombia was 25.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2006.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Colombia ranks 48th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.