Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 58.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Colombia, 2002–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Colombia is 58.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Colombia peaked at 58.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 2006.
That places Colombia 70th out of 140 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 upper secondary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 32.7% | — |
| 2003 | 33.5% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 35.0% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 33.8% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 38.8% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 39.8% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 42.6% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 46.3% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 46.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 48.5% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 52.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 54.8% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 55.7% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 58.6% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.9% | 32.3% | 38.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 38.8% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 52.0% | 58.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.42 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.90 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.17 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Colombia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Colombia was 58.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 2006.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Colombia ranks 70th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, male (%) (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 upper secondary education.