Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both was 35.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Colombia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Colombia is 35.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 81.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Colombia peaked at 35.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2004.
Colombia ranks 72nd of 94 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, completed lower … lower rural both in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 12.7% | — |
| 2003 | 12.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 30.2% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 31.4% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 35.4% | +8.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 35.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.1%, 71% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 35.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.8%, 94% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 10.9% | 13.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 14.2% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 29.4% | 35.4% | 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 35.4% 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 35.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2004.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Colombia ranks 72nd out of 94 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 81.1%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release