Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 3.1% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Colombia, 2007β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Colombia is 3.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 85.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Colombia peaked at 3.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2011.
That places Colombia 72nd out of 85 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 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 3.1% 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 3.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Colombia ranks 72nd out of 85 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 85.9%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release