Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 58.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Colombia, 1993–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 58.8% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Colombia peaked at 58.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 1993.
Colombia ranks 67th of 142 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 upper secondary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 27.7% | — |
| 2002 | 32.3% | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 34.9% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 38.1% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 40.3% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 41.4% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 47.3% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 47.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 49.8% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 51.1% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 53.2% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 53.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 58.8% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 32.3% | 38.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 39.1% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 53.2% | 58.8% | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.83 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (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 58.8% 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 58.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 1993.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Colombia ranks 67th out of 142 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 31.9%. 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+, 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 upper secondary education.