Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 27.2% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Colombia, 1993β2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 27.2% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Colombia peaked at 27.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 1993.
Colombia ranks 49th of 129 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 11.4% | 15.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 15.7% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 22.5% | 27.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (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 27.2% 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 27.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 1993.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Colombia ranks 49th 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 37.8%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, 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 short-cycle tertiary education.