Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA was 0.4602 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Colombia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Colombia is 0.4602 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Colombia peaked at 0.4602 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2306 LPIA, in 2008.
That places Colombia 76th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA in Colombia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.241 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.2376 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2527 LPIA | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2335 LPIA | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2306 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2529 LPIA | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2548 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2653 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2732 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2852 LPIA | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3034 LPIA | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3174 LPIA | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3378 LPIA | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3504 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3723 LPIA | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4122 LPIA | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4199 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4322 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4602 LPIA | +6.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.4602 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7141 LPIA, 64% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.4602 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5367 LPIA, 86% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2414 LPIA | 0.2306 LPIA | 0.2529 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3067 LPIA | 0.2548 LPIA | 0.3723 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4311 LPIA | 0.4122 LPIA | 0.4602 LPIA | 4 |
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 0.4602 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 0.4602 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2306 LPIA in 2008.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Colombia ranks 76th 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 51.7%. 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, 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