Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9669 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Colombia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Colombia stood at 0.9669 GPIA.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Colombia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9448 GPIA, in 2004.
Colombia ranks 52nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.953 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.9496 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9448 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9585 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9654 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.958 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9613 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9791 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9722 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9768 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9723 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9834 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9833 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9878 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9883 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9967 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9996 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9983 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9944 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9971 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9985 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9669 GPIA | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9587 GPIA | 0.9448 GPIA | 0.9791 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9859 GPIA | 0.9722 GPIA | 0.9996 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.992 GPIA | 0.9669 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.83 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Colombia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Colombia was 0.9669 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9448 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Colombia ranks 52nd out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release