Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA was 0.1429 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Colombia, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Colombia is 0.1429 LPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Colombia peaked at 0.1588 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.096 LPIA, in 2008.
Colombia ranks 78th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA in Colombia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0985 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.096 LPIA | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1279 LPIA | +33.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1031 LPIA | -19.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1028 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1214 LPIA | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1206 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1278 LPIA | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.118 LPIA | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1555 LPIA | +31.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1245 LPIA | -19.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1293 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1588 LPIA | +22.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1442 LPIA | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1576 LPIA | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1429 LPIA | -9.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.1429 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3349 LPIA, 43% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.1429 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.279 LPIA, 51% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1075 LPIA | 0.096 LPIA | 0.1279 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1226 LPIA | 0.1028 LPIA | 0.1555 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1509 LPIA | 0.1429 LPIA | 0.1588 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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Colombia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Colombia was 0.1429 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1588 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.096 LPIA in 2008.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Colombia ranks 78th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release