Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.1429 LPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Colombia, 2007β2024
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.
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
- 75 El Salvador 0.1575 LPIA compare
- 76 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.1506 LPIA compare
- 77 Honduras 0.1436 LPIA compare
- 79 Rwanda 0.1419 LPIA compare
- 80 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.1118 LPIA compare
- 81 Guinea 0.1043 LPIA compare
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 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.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release