Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA was 0.5078 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Colombia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.5078 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Colombia peaked at 0.5078 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2484 LPIA, in 2004.
Colombia ranks 73rd of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Colombia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.2785 LPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.2765 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2484 LPIA | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2563 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2729 LPIA | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2516 LPIA | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2511 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2685 LPIA | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2711 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.283 LPIA | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2996 LPIA | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3168 LPIA | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3408 LPIA | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3513 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3804 LPIA | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4007 LPIA | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3921 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4211 LPIA | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4527 LPIA | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4611 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4631 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4751 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5078 LPIA | +6.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.5078 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7121 LPIA, 71% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.5078 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5407 LPIA, 94% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.263 LPIA | 0.2484 LPIA | 0.2785 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3457 LPIA | 0.2711 LPIA | 0.4211 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.472 LPIA | 0.4527 LPIA | 0.5078 LPIA | 5 |
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 lower secondary education or in Colombia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Colombia was 0.5078 LPIA 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 0.5078 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2484 LPIA in 2004.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Colombia ranks 73rd out of 95 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 up 49.0%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release