Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.2175 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
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Colombia stood at 0.2175 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.5% on the previous year and up 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Colombia peaked at 0.2175 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1097 LPIA, in 2007.
Colombia ranks 67th of 80 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 | 0.1176 LPIA | 0.1097 LPIA | 0.1237 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1415 LPIA | 0.1196 LPIA | 0.1734 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1867 LPIA | 0.1737 LPIA | 0.2175 LPIA | 4 |
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)
- 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 0.2175 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 0.2175 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1097 LPIA in 2007.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Colombia ranks 67th out of 80 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 62.9%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release