Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted was 0.8893 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Colombia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.8893 LPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Colombia peaked at 0.9096 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8574 LPIA, in 2005.
That places Colombia 70th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Colombia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.8579 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.8574 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8622 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8644 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8625 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8669 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8677 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8737 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8707 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.872 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.883 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.882 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8875 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8901 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8983 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9096 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8977 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.902 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8893 LPIA | -1.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.8893 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9775 LPIA, 91% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.8893 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9238 LPIA, 96% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8619 LPIA | 0.8574 LPIA | 0.8669 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8806 LPIA | 0.8677 LPIA | 0.8983 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8996 LPIA | 0.8893 LPIA | 0.9096 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.68 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 190,940 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 234,939 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 963,182 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Colombia?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Colombia was 0.8893 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9096 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8574 LPIA in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Colombia ranks 70th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release